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Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation Volume 24, 1986 - Issue 1
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The effect of non-normality on the use of the range in estimating the population standard deviation

G. Steven Rhiel Department of Management Information Systems/Decision Sciences School of Business Administration, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, 23508, U.S.A
Pages 71-82 | Received 12 Oct 1984, Published online: 20 Mar 2007

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Alan Chow, Bryant Chow†Sriharsha Hanumanth & Teresa Wagner. (2007) Comparison of Robust Estimators of Standard Deviation in Normal Distributions Within the Context of Quality Control. Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation 36:4, pages 891-899.
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Richard H Browne. (2001) Using the Sample Range as a Basis for Calculating Sample Size in Power Calculations. The American Statistician 55:4, pages 293-298.
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Alan M. Polansky, Youn-Min Chou & Robert L. Mason. (1999) An Algorithm for Fitting Johnson Transformations to Non-Normal Data. Journal of Quality Technology 31:3, pages 345-350.
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Steven G. Rhiel. (1989) An Improved Range Estimator of Sigma for Determining Sample Sizes. Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation 18:4, pages 1295-1309.
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G. Steven Rhiel. (2016) A Proof for Rhiel's Range Estimator of the Coefficient of Variation for Skewed Distributions. Psychological Reports 100:1, pages 208-210.
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G. Steven Rhiel. (2016) Coefficient of Variation Calculated from the Range for Skewed Distributions. Psychological Reports 98:1, pages 72-78.
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Susan L Norris, Xuanping Zhang, Alison Avenell, Edward Gregg, Christopher H Schmid & Joseph Lau. (2005) Long-term non-pharmacological weight loss interventions for adults with prediabetes. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
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Susan L Norris, Xuanping Zhang, Alison Avenell, Edward Gregg, Tamara Brown, Christopher H Schmid & Joseph Lau. (2005) Long-term non-pharmacological weight loss interventions for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010:1.
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Susan L. Norris, Xuanping Zhang, Alison Avenell, Edward Gregg, Barbara Bowman, Christopher H. Schmid & Joseph Lau. (2005) Long-term effectiveness of weight-loss interventions in adults with pre-diabetes. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 28:1, pages 126-139.
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G. Steven Rhiel. (2016) Using the Range to Calculate the Coefficient of Variation. Psychological Reports 95:3, pages 1043-1049.
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Susan L. Norris, Xuanping Zhang, Alison Avenell, Edward Gregg, Barbara Bowman, Mary Serdula, Tamara J. Brown, Christopher H. Schmid & Joseph Lau. (2004) Long-term effectiveness of lifestyle and behavioral weight loss interventions in adults with type 2 diabetes: A meta-analysis. The American Journal of Medicine 117:10, pages 762-774.
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G. STEVEN RHIEL. (2004) USING THE RANGE TO CALCULATE THE COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION. Psychological Reports 95:7, pages 1043.
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. (2003) Using the Sample IQR for Calculating Sample Size. Korean Journal of Applied Statistics 16:1, pages 181-193.
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. (2003) Design-Based Small Area Estimation for the Korean Economically Active Population Survey. Korean Journal of Applied Statistics 16:1, pages 1-14.
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