Estimation of parametric functions in Downton's bivariate exponential distribution

Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 169-184

  Iliopoulos, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

Downton's bivariate exponential distribution; Inadmissibility; Mean squared error; Ratio of means; Regression function; Unbiased estimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042885732     PISSN: 03783758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3758(02)00389-0     Document Type: Article

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