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Unbiased estimation of \(P(X>Y)\) using ranked set sample data. (English) Zbl 1316.62049

Summary: The problem considered is that of an unbiased estimation of \(P[X>Y]\) using ranked set sample data for two independent random variables \(X\) and \(Y\) with unknown probability distributions. Postulating a model for imperfect ranking, it is proved that the ranked set samples provide an unbiased estimator with smaller variance as compared with simple random samples of same sizes, even when the rankings are imperfect. It is further shown that the ranked set sampling provides maximum efficiency when the rankings are perfect.

MSC:

62G05 Nonparametric estimation
62D05 Sampling theory, sample surveys
62G10 Nonparametric hypothesis testing
62G30 Order statistics; empirical distribution functions
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