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Confidence interval

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A Confidence Interval Estimate Of Percentile, How Coung Jou May 1980

A Confidence Interval Estimate Of Percentile, How Coung Jou

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The confidence interval estimate of percentile and its applications were studied. The three methods of estimating a confidence interval were introduced. Some properties of order statistics were reviewed. The Monte Carlo Method -- used to estimate the confidence interval was the most important one among the three methods. The generation of ordered random variables and the estimation of parameters were discussed clearly. The comparison of the three methods showed that the Monte Carlo method would always work, but the K-S and the simplified methods would not.