Parameter estimation for a modified Weibull distribution, for progressively Type-II censored samples

IEEE Transactions on Reliability

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 374-380

  Ng, H K T ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interval estimation; Lifetime data; Maximum likelihood estimation; Monte Carlo simulation; S normal approximation; Weibull probability plot

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

FISHER INFORMATION MATRIX; INTERVAL ESTIMATION; S-NORMAL APPROXIMATION; WEIBULL PROBABILITY PLOT;

WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 27844474258     PISSN: 00189529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TR.2005.853036     Document Type: Article

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