An odd property of the sample median

J. Cabrera, G. Maguluri and Kamini Singh ()

Statistics & Probability Letters, 1994, vol. 19, issue 4, 349-354

Abstract: It is observed that the sample median for the even sample size n = 2m is superior to the sample median with n = 2m + 1. A slight modification in the definition of the sample medain for the odd sample size is suggested, which eliminates this odd property.

Keywords: Efficiency; median; second; order; asymptotics; quasimedian (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1994
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