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Bootstrapping: As easy as 1-2-3

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The bootstrap is a powerful non-parametric statistical technique for making probability-based inferences about a population parameter. Through a Monte-Carlo resampling simulation, bootstrapping empirically generates a statistic's entire distribution. From this simulated distribution, inferences can be made about a population parameter. Assumptions about normality are not required. In general, despite its power, bootstrapping has been used relatively infrequently in social science research, and this is particularly true for business research. This under-utilization is likely due to a combination of a general lack of understanding of the bootstrap technique and the difficulty with which it has traditionally been implemented. Researchers in the various fields of business should be familiar with this powerful statistical technique. The purpose of this paper is to explain how this technique works using Lotus 1-2-3, a software package with which business people are very familiar.

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  • Jon Woodroof, 2000. "Bootstrapping: As easy as 1-2-3," Journal of Applied Statistics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(4), pages 509-517.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:japsta:v:27:y:2000:i:4:p:509-517
    DOI: 10.1080/02664760050003687
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