On Sequential Estimation of the Largest Normal Mean When the Variance is Known.

Abstract

A class of stopping times is defined for estimating the largest of k normal means when the variance is known. The class can achieve significant reduction in sample size compared to a related procedure because it employs an elimination feature which halts sampling on populations furnishing no information about the largest mean. The asymptotic behavior of the stopping times and the mean square consistency of the estimators are studied.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA050377

Entities

People

  • Raymond J. Carroll

Organizations

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Collecting Methods
  • Consistency
  • Elimination
  • Estimators
  • Sampling

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Statistical inference.
  • Systems Analysis and Design