Efficient Estimation of the Weibull Shape Parameter Based on a Modified Profile Likelihood

The maximum likelihood estimator of the Weibull shape parameter can be very biased. An estimator based on the modified profile likelihood is proposed and its properties are studied. It is shown that the new estimator is almost unbiased with relative bias being less than 1% in most of situations, and...

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Main Authors: YANG, Zhenlin, Xie, M.
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2003
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/130
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English