On new moment estimation of parameters of the gamma distribution using its characterization

Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 840-847

  Hwang, Tea Yuan ^a   Huang, Ping Huang ^b  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ALETHEIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gamma distribution; Moment estimator; Sample coefficient of variation; Shape parameter

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREQUENCIES; STATISTICAL METHODS; THEOREM PROVING;

GAMMA DISTRIBUTION;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 12244312803     PISSN: 00203157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022471620446     Document Type: Article

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