Degree Name
MS (Master of Science)
Program
Mathematical Sciences
Date of Award
8-2008
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Robert M. Price Jr.
Committee Members
Robert B. Gardner, Yali Liu
Abstract
We first consider confidence intervals for a normal percentile, an exponential percentile and a uniform percentile. Then we develop confidence intervals for a difference of percentiles from two independent normal populations, two independent exponential populations and two independent uniform populations. In our study, we mainly focus on the maximum likelihood to develop our confidence intervals. The efficiency of this method is examined via coverage rates obtained in a simulation study done with the statistical software R.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Tchouta, Romual Eloge, "Estimating the Difference of Percentiles from Two Independent Populations." (2008). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1981. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1981
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.