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Transforming a random variable to a prescribed distribution: an application to school-based assessment

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dc.contributor.authorBrown, Tim
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T22:52:29Z
dc.date.available2015-12-13T22:52:29Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.date.updated2015-12-11T10:51:18Z
dc.description.abstractWhen can one find a smooth transformation of a random variable so that the transformed random variable has a specified distribution? If the random variable is continuous, the solution is elementary; if it is discrete, it may be impossible. In this paper,
dc.identifier.issn0021-9002
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/81597
dc.publisherApplied Probability Trust
dc.sourceJournal of Applied Probability
dc.subjectKeywords: Examinations; Interpolation; Matching means; Matching quantiles; School assessment; Transformations
dc.titleTransforming a random variable to a prescribed distribution: an application to school-based assessment
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage252
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage239
local.contributor.affiliationBrown, Tim, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.authoruidBrown, Tim, u4046140
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.description.refereedYes
local.identifier.absfor130399 - Specialist Studies in Education not elsewhere classified
local.identifier.ariespublicationMigratedxPub9880
local.identifier.citationvolume41A
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-33845747680
local.type.statusPublished Version

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