- Statistical Reference Guide
- Distribution
- Continuous distributions
- Inferences about distribution parameters
Estimators for the central location parameter of a distribution
Estimators for the central location parameter and their properties and assumptions.
| Estimator | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Mean | Estimate the population mean using the sample mean estimator. |
| Median | Estimate the middle of the distribution using the sample median estimator. |
| Hodges-Lehmann pseudo-median | Estimate the population pseudo-median using the Hodges-Lehman pseudo-median
estimator. The pseudo-median is equivalent to the mean/median when the distribution is symmetric. |
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