ESTIMATION OF THE SCALE PARAMETER IN THE WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION USING SAMPLES CENSORED BY TIME AND BY NUMBER OF FAILURES

Abstract

Contents: Properties of the Weibull distribution Maximum likelihood estimator of alpha Test procedure Derivation of the maximum likelihood estimator Mean and variance of the maximum likelihood Estimator of alpha Nonmonotonic behavior of V, A, D as P, N in crease Asymptotic properties of the estimator Cost and price of obtaining the maximum likeli hood estimate of alpha Determination of E(d) Discussion of results Computations Computer programs Demonstration of the program Summary, conclusions, and recommendations for future research List of references

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0257362

Entities

People

  • Eugene H. Jr. Lehman
  • R.l. Anderson

Organizations

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computational Complexity
  • Computations
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Demonstrations
  • Estimators
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematics

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

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  • Statistical inference.