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Order Statistics for Random Sampling from Discrete Populations

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This chapter presents an algorithm for computing the PDF of order statistics drawn from discrete parent populations, along with an implementation of the algorithm in APPL. Several examples illustrate the utility of this algorithm.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA

    John H. Drew & Lawrence M. Leemis

  2. Department of Mathematics, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN, USA

    Diane L. Evans

  3. Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO, USA

    Andrew G. Glen

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Drew, J.H., Evans, D.L., Glen, A.G., Leemis, L.M. (2017). Order Statistics for Random Sampling from Discrete Populations. In: Computational Probability. International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, vol 246. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43323-3_9

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