Bayes estimation of shape parameter of classical pareto distribution under linex loss function

Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3125-3145

  Pandey, B N ^a   Singh, B P ^a   Mishra, C S ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bayes estimator; Conjugate prior; LINEX loss function; Lwin's prior; Pareto distribution; Power gamma distribution; Risk efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010337051     PISSN: 03610926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03610929608831889     Document Type: Article

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