A note on maximum variance of order statistics from symmetric populations
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1997Author
Papadatos, NickosSource
Annals of the Institute of Statistical MathematicsVolume
49Issue
1Pages
117-121Google Scholar check
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The maximum variance of order statistics from a symmetrical parent population is obtained in terms of the population variance. The proof is based on a suitable representation for the variance of order statistics in terms of the parent distribution function.