Pseudomedian
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In statistics
, the pseudomedian is defined as the median
of all possible midpoints of pairs of observations. It is the Hodges–Lehmann one-sample estimate of the central location for a probability distribution
.
Statistics
Statistics is the study of the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data. It deals with all aspects of this, including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments....
, the pseudomedian is defined as the median
Median
In probability theory and statistics, a median is described as the numerical value separating the higher half of a sample, a population, or a probability distribution, from the lower half. The median of a finite list of numbers can be found by arranging all the observations from lowest value to...
of all possible midpoints of pairs of observations. It is the Hodges–Lehmann one-sample estimate of the central location for a probability distribution
Probability distribution
In probability theory, a probability mass, probability density, or probability distribution is a function that describes the probability of a random variable taking certain values....
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