Testimator of the scale parameter of the exponential distribution using linex loss function

Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2191-2202

  Pandey, B N ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Exponential distribution; Linex loss function; Squared error loss; Testimation

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STATISTICAL TESTS;

EXPONENTIAL DISTRIBUTION; LINEX LOSS FUNCTION; SQUARED ERROR LOSS; TESTIMATOR;

ESTIMATION;

EID: 0031224046     PISSN: 03610926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03610929708832041     Document Type: Article

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