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rankit

rankit noun: the expected value of the nth largest value (for some n) in a standard normal distribution sample of a particular size, used in normality testing.

Noun

rankit (plural rankits)

  1. The expected value of the nth largest value (for some n) in a standard normal distribution sample of a particular size, used in normality testing.
    • For a sample size of 6, the rankits are approximately −1.2672, −0.6418, −0.2016, 0.2016, 0.6418, and 1.2672. This means, for example, that the second largest value of a sample is likely to be around 0.6148.
    • A special problem illustrated in this example is the case of ties, or variates of identical magnitude. In such a case we sum the rankit values for the corresponding ranks and find their mean.1969, Robert R[euven] Sokal, F. James Rohlf, Biometry: The Principles and Practice of Statistics in Biological Research, San Francisco, C.A.: W. H. Freeman and Company, page 124

Forms of rankit

pluralrankits

Origin of rankit

Possibly a blend of rank + unit, along the lines of probit.

Questions about rankit

What does rankit mean?
Rankit means the expected value of the nth largest value (for some n) in a standard normal distribution sample of a particular size, used in normality testing.
What part of speech is rankit?
Rankit is a noun.
What is the plural of rankit?
The plural of rankit is rankits.

Words near rankit in the dictionary

  1. rankish
  2. rankism
  3. rankisms
  4. rankist
  5. rankists
  6. rankit
  7. rankits
  8. rankle
  9. rankled
  10. ranklement
  11. rankles

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