Message-ID: <352585DB.1B02E280@stat.ubc.ca>
Date: 1998-04-04T00:59:07Z
From: Rick White
Subject: R-beta: CI for median in funtion boxplot
I noticed that boxplot computes a 95% CI for the median by using
median +/- 1.58*IQR./sqrt(n)
Where does the 1.58 constant come from?
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Rick White
Statistical Consultant
U.B.C. Vancouver
B.C. Canada
rick at stat.ubc.ca
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