Parameter estimation of beta-weibull distribution based on censored samples

Journal of Applied Sciences Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 390-400

  Mahmoud, R M ^a   Mandouh, R M ^a  

^a Cairo University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Asymptotic variance covariance matrix; Maximum likelihood estimators; The beta Weibull distribution; Type II censored

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866012745     PISSN: 1816157X     EISSN: 1819544X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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