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On statistical inference in concentration measurement

W. Sendler
- 01 Dec 1979 - 
- Vol. 26, Iss: 1, pp 109-122
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In this article, the asymptotic distribution for a certain class of functionals of distribution functions is derived, and the results are applied to the Lorenz-curve and the Gini-measure as special cases of the abovementioned functionals.
Abstract
The asymptotic distribution for a certain class of functionals of distribution functions is derived. This result is used to give distribution free asymptotic confidence intervals for these functionals; for this purpose, a strongly consistent estimate for the asymptotic variance is constructed. These results are applied to the Lorenz-curve and the Gini-measure as special cases of the abovementioned class of functionals.

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