An Elimination Type Two-Stage Procedure for Selecting the Population with the Largest Mean from k Logistic Populations

SYNOPTIC ABSTRACT

A formula for an approximation to the distribution of the sample means of a logistic population is obtained by using the Edgeworth series expansions. Using this approximation, we consider an elimination type two-stage procedure based on the sample means for selecting the population with the largest mean from k logistic populations when their common variance is known. A short table of the constants needed to implement this procedure is provided and the efficiency of this procedure relative to the single-stage procedure is investigated.

Key Words and Phrases:

• Two-Stage Procedure
• Selection Procedure
• Largest Mean
• Subset Selection
• Logistic Populations