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When large n is not enough---Distribution-free Interval Estimators for Ratios of Quantiles
Luke A. Prendergast, Robert G. Staudte
Ratios of sample percentiles or of quantiles based on a single sample are often published for skewed income data to illustrate aspects of income inequality, but distribution-free c…
stat.ME2015★ 15 cited
Exploiting the Quantile Optimality Ratio to Obtain Better Confidence Intervals for Quantiles
Luke A. Prendergast, Robert G. Staudte
A standard approach to confidence intervals for quantiles requires good estimates of the quantile density. The optimal bandwidth for kernel estimation of the quantile density depen…