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Wilks' formula: a standalone construct

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a nonparametric rule giving the number of random samples needed so that the largest result bounds a chosen percentile with a chosen confidence.

In statistics, Wilks' formula refers to a nonparametric rule giving the number of random samples needed so that the largest result bounds a chosen percentile with a chosen confidence. This meaning comes from Wilks (1941) in The Annals of Mathematical Statistics.[1]

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References

Wilks, S. S. (1941). Determination of Sample Sizes for Setting Tolerance Limits. The Annals of Mathematical Statistics, 12(1), 91-96. https://doi.org/10.1214/aoms/1177731788

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