Efficient estimation of p(y < x) in the exponential case

Technometrics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1976, Pages 359-360

  Kelley, Gary D ^a   Kelley, Judy A ^a   Schucany, W R ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exponential Distribution; Maximum Likelihood; Minimum Variance; Relative Efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037753006     PISSN: 00401706     EISSN: 15372723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00401706.1976.10489457     Document Type: Article

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