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Order statistic
In statistics, the n-th order statistic for a sample is equal to the n-th smallest sample value.
For example, if the sample values are
- 3, 6, 8, 9
- X(2) = 6
The first order statistic (or smallest order statistic) is always the minimum of the sample. For a sample of size N, the N-th order statistic (or largest order statistic) is the maximum.
Contrast with ranked data[?] (name??)....
Contrast with quantiles....
Distributional properties, etc....
See also: Box plot
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