Sample Size Determination for Estimating Parameters of the Exponential Distribution.

Abstract

This paper shows the development of a method for the estimation of the parameters of the exponential and rectangular distributions. An unsuccessful attempt is made to show that all but random error is eliminated by the use of an F test statistic. The assumption is made the failure-times are from life testing without replacement. The estimators are developed by regression and fitting of the failure data to a theoretical cumulative distribution. Computer simulations are employed to calculate the estimator and the test statistic. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0785503

Entities

People

  • John Lewis Andress

Organizations

  • United States Army Materiel Command

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Control Simulators
  • Estimators
  • Simulations
  • Simulators

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Statistical inference.
  • Systems Analysis and Design