The classical normal curve approximation to cumulative hypergeometric probabilities requires that the standard deviation of the hypergeometric distribution be larger than three which limits the usefulness of the approximation for small populations. The purposes of this study are to develop clearly-defined rules which specify when the normal curve approximation to the cumulative hypergeometric probability distribution may be successfully utilized and to determine where maximum absolute differences between the cumulative hypergeometric and normal curve approximation of 0.01 and 0.05 occur in relation to the proportion of the population sampled.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc330746 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Willman, Edward N. (Edward Nicholas) |
| Contributors | Spalding, John Barney, Adams, Charles N., Carrell, John |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vi, 377 leaves : ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Willman, Edward N. (Edward Nicholas), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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