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Asymptotic equivalence of the harrell-davis median estimator and the sample median |
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| Authors: | Carl N. Yoshizawa Pranab K. Sen C. Edward Davis |
| Affiliation: | 1. Epidemiology Program Cancer Research Center , University of Hawaii , Honolulu, HI, 96813;2. Department of Biostatistics School of Public Health , University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill, NC, 27514 |
| Abstract: | This paper presents an asymptotic equivalence result with a sharp rate of convergence forthe sample median and the Harrell-Davis median estimator. The consequences of this result are discussed. |
| Keywords: | nonparametric median estimation asymptotic equivalence |