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An algorithm is presented for computing a test statistic for comparing medians based on a small-sample size estimate of the variance of the usual sample median.
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Charlin, V.L., Wilcox, R.R. An algorithm for comparing medians. Psychometrika 54, 345–348 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02294526
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