Bayesian shrinkage estimation in a class of life testing distribution

Data Science Journal

Volumn 8, Issue , 2009, Pages 243-258

  Prakash, Gyan ^a   Singh, D C ^a  

^a Harish Chandra PG College   (India)

Author keywords

Bayes estimator; Bayes shrinkage estimator; LINEX loss function (LLF); Reliability function; Squared error loss function (SELF)

Indexed keywords

SHRINKAGE; STATISTICAL TESTS;

BAYES ESTIMATOR; LINEX LOSS FUNCTION; RELIABILITY FUNCTIONS; SHRINKAGE ESTIMATOR; SQUARED ERROR LOSS FUNCTIONS;

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

EID: 76449103775     PISSN: 16831470     EISSN: 16831470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2481/dsj.008-017     Document Type: Article

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