2 papers
math.ST2019
Mean skewness measures
Chandima N. P. G. Arachchige, Luke A. Prendergast
Skewness measures can be used to measure the level of asymmetry of a distribution. Given the prevalence of statistical methods that assume underlying symmetry, and also the desire…
math.ST2019
Robust analogs to the Coefficient of Variation
Chandima N. P. G. Arachchige, Luke A. Prendergast, Robert G. Staudte
The coefficient of variation (CV) is commonly used to measure relative dispersion. However, since it is based on the sample mean and standard deviation, outliers can adversely affe…