Efficiency-Robust Estimation Methods for Reliability.
Abstract
A theoretical and empirical study of a class of robust estimators for the median of a symmetric continuous distribution is undertaken; the estimators considered are adoptive linear combinations of averages of two blocks of symmetrically located order statistics. The estimators are shown to be superior in overall performance when compared with previously suggested estimators. An estimator of the variance of the location estimator is also developed and studied as is the studentized version of the location estimator. The problem of estimating quantiles without symmetry assumptions is also discussed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 17, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA008930
Entities
People
- M. Vernon Johns Jr
Organizations
- Stanford University