A Bayesian analysis of record statistics from the Gompertz model

Applied Mathematics and Computation

Volumn 145, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 307-320

  Jaheen, Zeinhum F ^a,b  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

^b UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Bayes estimation; Bayes prediction; Growth model; Laplace approximation; LINEX loss; Maximum likelihood; Numerical computations; Record values; Squared error loss

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FUNCTIONS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

LAPLACE APPROXIMATIONS;

STATISTICAL METHODS;

EID: 0041520766     PISSN: 00963003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0096-3003(02)00489-7     Document Type: Article

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