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  The choice of \code{a} follows the documentation of the function of the
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  The choice of \code{a} follows the documentation of the function of the
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  same name in Becker \emph{et al} (1988), and appears to have been
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  same name in Becker \emph{et al} (1988), and appears to have been
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  motivated by results from Blom (1958) on approximations to expect normal
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  motivated by results from Blom (1958) on approximations to expect normal
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  order statistics (see also \code{\link{quantile}}).
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  order statistics (see also \code{\link{quantile}}).
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  The probability points for the continuous sample quantile types 5 to 9
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  (see \code{\link{quantile}}) can be obtained by taking \code{a} as,
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  respectively, 1/2, 0, 1, 1/3, and 3/8.
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\references{
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\references{
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  Becker, R. A., Chambers, J. M. and Wilks, A. R. (1988)
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  Becker, R. A., Chambers, J. M. and Wilks, A. R. (1988)
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  \emph{The New S Language}.
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  \emph{The New S Language}.
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  Wadsworth & Brooks/Cole.
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  Wadsworth & Brooks/Cole.