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Some Comments on Selecting the Best of Several Binomial Populations or the Bivariate Normal Population Having the Largest Correlation Coefficient

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Rand R. Wilcox
Rand R. Wilcox*
Affiliation:
University of California, Los Angeles
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Requests for reprints should be sent to Rand R, Wilcox, Center for the Study of Evaluation, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024.
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Abstract

Using variance stabilizing transformations, this note describes approximate solutions to the ranking and selection problem of selecting the best binomial population or the bivariate normal population with the largest correlation coefficient.

Keywords

ranking and selectionindifference zonebinomialcorrelation
Type
Notes and Comments
Information
Psychometrika , Volume 43 , Issue 1 , March 1978 , pp. 127 - 128
Copyright
Copyright © 1978 The Psychometric Society

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