On weighted least squares estimation for the parameters of Weibull distribution

Springer Series in Reliability Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue , 2008, Pages 57-84

  Zhang, L F ^a   Xie, M ^a   Tang, L C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;

WEIGHTED LEAST SQUARES ESTIMATION;

WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84947738697     PISSN: 16147839     EISSN: 2196999X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84800-113-8_3     Document Type: Chapter

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