Title

A Note on Evaluating a Certain Orthant Probability

Authors

James L. Kepner, St. Cloud State University
James D. Harper, Central Washington University
Sandra Z. Keith, St. Cloud State University

Document Type

Article

Department or Administrative Unit

Mathematics

Publication Date

1989

Abstract

Using only a first-year calculus background, a closed-form expression for an orthant probability is derived. The result and examples are appropriate for students in their first course in the theory of nonparametric statistics.

Comments

This article was originally published in The American Statistician. The full-text article from the publisher can be found here.

Due to copyright restrictions, this article is not available for free download from ScholarWorks @ CWU.

Recommended Citation

Kepner, J. L., Keith, S. Z., & Harper, J. D. (1989). A Note on Evaluating a Certain Orthant Probability. The American Statistician, 43(1), 48–49. https://doi.org/10.1080/00031305.1989.10475611

Journal

The American Statistician

Copyright

© 1989 American Statistical Association