Accession Number:

ADA114400

Title:

Complete Statistical Ranking of Populations, with Tables and Applications

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

OHIO STATE UNIV COLUMBUS DEPT OF STATISTICS

Personal Author(s):

• Beirlant, Jan
• Dudewicz, Edward J.
• van der Meulen, Edward C.

Report Date:

1981-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

31.0

Abstract:

A new statistical methodology called ranking and selection theory is introduced. This document reviews procedures for completely ranking a set of populations from best, second best, etc., down to worst, gives new tables needed to implement these procedures, and considers several practical examples using real data.

Descriptors:

• *RANK ORDER STATISTICS
• *POPULATION(MATHEMATICS)
• METHODOLOGY
• ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE
• SAMPLING
• TABLES(DATA)
• ORDER STATISTICS
• SELECTION
• SEQUENCES(MATHEMATICS)

Subject Categories:

• Statistics and Probability
• Operations Research

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE