Quantile-preserving spread (Q1102645)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4050737
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    Quantile-preserving spread
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4050737

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      Quantile-preserving spread (English)
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      1987
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      The author defines the following quantile preserving ordering: \(X\leq_{\alpha}Y\) if a) \(F_ X^{-1}(\alpha) = F_ Y^{-1}(\alpha)\) and b) \(F_ Y(t)\geq F_ X(t)\) for \(t\leq F_ X^{-1}(\alpha)\) and ``\(\leq\)'' else. Some equivalent formulations of this variability ordering are proved.
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      quantile-preserving spread
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      ordinal data
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      stochastic ordering
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      stochastic dominance
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      invariant partial order
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      quantile preserving ordering
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