A PROBLEM IN ESTIMATING A DISTRIBUTION BY MINIMUM RISK.

Abstract

It is common to estimate a distribution by means of a step function. Such estimates can be made continuous by connecting the points of the steps with straight line segments. In this paper the best estimator of this class is found for data which is uniformly distributed using minimum risk, then this risk is compared with those of the sample distribution function and the Pyke estimator. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0712799

Entities

People

  • Mete Ozer

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Complex Variables
  • Distribution Functions
  • Estimators
  • Functions (Mathematics)
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Step Functions

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Statistical inference.