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On the other hand, the NDSCV prediction intervals include the
population values of the lognormal, the mixed population of two
lognormal populations, and the mixed population of the lognormal,
Weibull, and Pareto populations when n = 30, but cannot include the
population values of the Weibull and Pareto populations. Again, as n
increases to 50, NDSCV can predict all population values within the
interval.
Figure 4.9. (A–D) Pool-size-by-rank plots for a Weibull population derived by
LDSCV when n = 30 (A) and n = 50 (B), and plots derived by NDSCV when
n = 30 (C) and n = 50 (D). Prediction interval is the 0.9 probability level.