{"title":"Nonparametric tolerance intervals controlling percentages in both tails and simultaneous testing of quantiles.","authors":"Gboyega Adepoju, K Krishnamoorthy","doi":"10.1080/02664763.2025.2520339","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The problem of constructing nonparametric equal-tailed tolerance intervals is considered. A method for finding minimum sample size required so that the <i>r</i>th order statistic and the largest <i>r</i>th order statistic form a <i>p</i> content- <math><mo>(</mo> <mn>1</mn> <mo>-</mo> <mi>α</mi> <mo>)</mo></math> coverage equal-tailed tolerance interval is proposed. A simultaneous test for quantiles is also provided. Minimum sample sizes that are required to construct equal-tailed TIs and those to carry out hypothesis tests at a given nominal level are presented. The methods are illustrated using data collected from a new secure messaging system.</p>","PeriodicalId":15239,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Statistics","volume":"53 3","pages":"510-519"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12954813/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Applied Statistics","FirstCategoryId":"100","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02664763.2025.2520339","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2026/1/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"STATISTICS & PROBABILITY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The problem of constructing nonparametric equal-tailed tolerance intervals is considered. A method for finding minimum sample size required so that the rth order statistic and the largest rth order statistic form a p content- coverage equal-tailed tolerance interval is proposed. A simultaneous test for quantiles is also provided. Minimum sample sizes that are required to construct equal-tailed TIs and those to carry out hypothesis tests at a given nominal level are presented. The methods are illustrated using data collected from a new secure messaging system.
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Journal of Applied Statistics provides a forum for communication between both applied statisticians and users of applied statistical techniques across a wide range of disciplines. These areas include business, computing, economics, ecology, education, management, medicine, operational research and sociology, but papers from other areas are also considered. The editorial policy is to publish rigorous but clear and accessible papers on applied techniques. Purely theoretical papers are avoided but those on theoretical developments which clearly demonstrate significant applied potential are welcomed. Each paper is submitted to at least two independent referees.