Sample Quantiles in Statistical Packages

Hyndman, R. J., & Fan, Y. (1996). Sample Quantiles in Statistical Packages. The American Statistician, 50(4), 361-365.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

1996

Volume

50

Issue

4

Pages

361-365

DOI

10.1080/00031305.1996.10473566

DOI registrant

Taylor & Francis

Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/00031305.1996.10473566

Cited by

3 citations across 3 artifacts.

Domain-specific

• Five-number summary
  • … from For an ordered sample, report its two endpoint observations and three chosen quartiles; Q3−Q1 gives the interquartile range used in a boxplot. to A dashboard compares five-number summaries across groups but also shows sample size and distributions so identical summaries are not mistaken for identical data..
• Midhinge
  • The entry concerns the descriptive statistic; inferential properties, standard errors, and robustness claims require an explicit sampling model and quantile estimator.
• Quantile
  • The entry records a descriptive analytical identity; practical use requires the governing domain's evidence, standards, and safety obligations.

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