This function computes the average absolute deviation from the
sample median, which is a consistent robust estimate of the
population standard deviation for normality distribution data.
NAs from the data are omitted.
Usage
j.maad(x)
Arguments
x
a numeric vector of data values.
Value
A list with the following numeric components.
J
Robust Standard Deviation J
References
Gastwirth, J. L.(1982) Statistical Properties of A Measure
of Tax Assessment Uniformity, Journal of Statistical Planning
and Inference 6, 1-12.
# NOT RUN {## Simulate 100 observations: using rnorm() ## for normally distributed data, X=N(0,1)x = rnorm(100)
j.maad(x)
## Sample Output#### MAAD estimated J = 0.9194124302405 for data x# }