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On the Comparison of Relative Spacings with Applications

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  • Félix Belzunce

    (Universidad de Murcia)

  • Carolina Martínez-Riquelme

    (Universidad de Murcia)

  • José M. Ruiz

    (Universidad de Murcia)

  • Miguel A. Sordo

    (Universidad de Cádiz)

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In this paper we introduce the notion of relative spacings. We show the interest of this notion in several contexts like reliability and economy, and we provide several results for the comparison of relative spacings from two populations.

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  • Félix Belzunce & Carolina Martínez-Riquelme & José M. Ruiz & Miguel A. Sordo, 2017. "On the Comparison of Relative Spacings with Applications," Methodology and Computing in Applied Probability, Springer, vol. 19(2), pages 357-376, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:metcap:v:19:y:2017:i:2:d:10.1007_s11009-016-9479-6
    DOI: 10.1007/s11009-016-9479-6
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