Inference about the Ratio of the Coefficients of Variation of Two Independent Symmetric or Asymmetric Populations
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Asymptotic Results
2.1. Constructing the Confidence Interval
2.2. Hypothesis Testing
2.3. Normal Populations
3. Simulation Study
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Yue, Z.; Baleanu, D. Inference about the Ratio of the Coefficients of Variation of Two Independent Symmetric or Asymmetric Populations. Symmetry 2019, 11, 824. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym11060824
Yue Z, Baleanu D. Inference about the Ratio of the Coefficients of Variation of Two Independent Symmetric or Asymmetric Populations. Symmetry. 2019; 11(6):824. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym11060824
Chicago/Turabian StyleYue, Zhang, and Dumitru Baleanu. 2019. "Inference about the Ratio of the Coefficients of Variation of Two Independent Symmetric or Asymmetric Populations" Symmetry 11, no. 6: 824. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym11060824