We study the asymptotic distributions of linear combinations of order statistics (L-statistics) which can be expressed as differentiable statistical functionals and we obtain Berry-Esseen type bounds and the Edgeworth series for the distribution functions of L-statistics. We also analyze certain saddlepoint approximations for the distribution functions of L-statistics.
The article discusses current trends in the development of statistics and the need for elaborating the promotion requirements for the scientists working in this field. It also points at the advantages of the development of applied statistics for the general mathematical community.
Regions of the genome that influence quantitative traits are called quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and can be located using statistical methods. For this aim scientists use genetic markers, whose genotypes are known, and look for the associations between these genotypes and trait values. The common method which can be used in this problem is a linear regression. There are many model selection criteria for the choice of predictors in a linear regression. However, in the context of QTL mapping, where...
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