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ERIC Number: EJ872627
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jan
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0746-8342
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An Upper Bound for the Expected Range of a Random Sample
Marengo, James; Lopez, Manuel
College Mathematics Journal, v41 n1 p42-48 Jan 2010
We consider the expected range of a random sample of points chosen from the interval [0, 1] according to some probability distribution. We then use the notion of convexity to derive an upper bound for this expected range which is valid for all possible choices of this distribution. Finally we show that there is only one distribution for which this bound is achieved.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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