Comparison of estimates using record statistics from Weibull model: Bayesian and non-Bayesian approaches

Computational Statistics and Data Analysis

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 2065-2077

  Soliman, Ahmed A ^a   Abd Ellah, A H ^b   Sultan, K S ^c  

^a SOHAG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Teachers College at Riyadh   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Bayesian estimation and prediction; Maximum likelihood estimates; Monte Carlo simulation; Record values; Symmetric and asymmetric loss functions

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ASYMMETRIC LOSS FUNCTIONS; BAYESIAN ESTIMATION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATES; RECORD VALUES; SYMMETRIC LOSS FUNCTIONS;

WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33750822804     PISSN: 01679473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csda.2005.12.020     Document Type: Article

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