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Representations for bias and variance of the sample standard deviation

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Under a moment condition, representations for bias and variance of the sample standard deviation are established; explicit knowledge of the underlying distribution is not required.

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  1. Institut für Mathematische Stochastik, Universität Hamburg, Bundesstraße 55, D-20146, Hamburg

    M. Weba

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Weba, M. Representations for bias and variance of the sample standard deviation. Statistical Papers 34, 369–375 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02925555

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