Chuck Cleland wrote:
>
> Hello:
> If I understand the concept correctly, a consistent statistic is one
> whose value approaches the population value as the sample size
> increases. I am looking for examples of statistics that are _not_
> consistent. The best examples would be statistics that are not
> computationally complex and could be understood by large and diverse
> audiences. Also, how can one go about demonstrating the statistic is
> not consistent thru simulation?
>
> thanks for any suggestions,
>
> Chuck
I've always been fond of this statistic: "7".
It is only consistent if the population value also
happens to be 7, and it bears no relation whatever
to the data, so it isn't affected by sample size.
It makes a reasonable second or third example -
I wouldn't lead with it.
Glen
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