Research Article

Characterizing Tukey and -Distributions through 𝐿 -Moments and the 𝐿 -Correlation

Table 10

Correlation (moderate) results for the conventional moment procedure.
(a) 𝑛 = 2 5

ParameterEstimate95% Bootstrap C.I.Standard errorRelative bias%

𝜌 1 2 = 0 . 4 0 0.4240.422, 0.4270.00146.00
𝜌 1 3 = 0 . 5 0 0.5220.520, 0.5240.00144.40
𝜌 1 4 = 0 . 6 0 0.6240.622, 0.6260.00134.00
𝜌 2 3 = 0 . 4 0 0.4160.414, 0.4180.00134.00
𝜌 2 4 = 0 . 5 0 0.5160.514, 0.5180.00133.20
𝜌 3 4 = 0 . 4 0 0.4100.408, 0.4120.00132.50

(b) 𝑛 = 1 0 0 0

ParameterEstimate95% Bootstrap C.I.Standard ErrorRelative Bias%

𝜌 1 2 = 0 . 4 0 0.40200.4016, 0.40230.000240.50
𝜌 1 3 = 0 . 5 0 0.50220.5018, 0.50250.000240.44
𝜌 1 4 = 0 . 6 0 0.60230.6020, 0.60260.000240.38
𝜌 2 3 = 0 . 4 0 0.40050.4001, 0.40080.000210.12
𝜌 2 4 = 0 . 5 0 0.50100.5007, 0.50130.000210.20
𝜌 3 4 = 0 . 4 0 0.40030.4000, 0.40060.000200.08