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The Equivalence of Asymptotic Distributions under Randomisation and Normal Theories

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2009

Samuel D. Silvey
Affiliation:
University of Glasgow
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§ 1. Introduction. A problem of some interest in mathematical statistics is that of determining conditions under which the randomisation distribution of a statistic and its normal theory distribution are asymptotically equivalent, as these two distributions are used in alternative approaches to the same inference problem.

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Copyright © Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust 1953

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