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In two different ways a result is proved on the inclusion between a pair of non-random functions of the empirical distribution function based on uniform spacings. Applications in nonparametric statistics are discussed.
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Beirlant, J., van der Meulen, E.C., Ruymgaart, F.H. et al. On functions bounding the empirical distribution of uniform spacings. Z. Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie verw. Gebiete 61, 417–430 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00539841
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