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Analytical Determination of QMed ( I.E., of the Error of Sample Medians) for Arbitrary \(\underset{\raise0.3em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle-}$}}{n}\) Sample Size

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Analytical way is given to determine the error (Q or q) of the sample medians for arbitrary (i.e., also for very small) sample sizes. The also presented Monte Carlo solution is computer time consuming but valid for whatever estimates, too, e.q., for the most frequent values.

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  1. Institute of Mathematics, University of Miskolc, H-3515, Miskolc, Egyetemváros, Hungary

    L. Csernyák & B. Hajagos

  2. Geophysical Department, University of Miskolc, H-3515, Miskolc, Egyetemváros, Hungary

    F. Steiner

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Csernyák, L., Hajagos, B. & Steiner, F. Analytical Determination of QMed ( I.E., of the Error of Sample Medians) for Arbitrary \(\underset{\raise0.3em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle-}$}}{n}\) Sample Size. Acta Geod. Geoph. Hung 35, 283–294 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03325618

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