Order statistic
In
statistics, the
nth
order statistic for a sample is equal to the
nth-smallest sample value.
For example, if the sample values are
- 6, 9, 3, 8
then the
second order statistic is
- X(2) = 6
The
first order statistic (or
smallest order statistic) is always the
minimum of the sample. For a sample of size
n, the
nth order statistic (or
largest order statistic) is the
maximum.
Contrast with ranked data (name??)....
Contrast with quantiles....
Distributional properties, etc....
See also: