Estimation in Noncentral Distributions.

Abstract

This paper investigates alternatives to MVU(Minimum Variance Unbiased) estimators in noncentral chi-square and F distribution. Two directions are pursued. In the first, a general approach for uniformly improving on MVU estimators are characterized and illustrated as well. This effort extends earlier work of Perlman and Rasmussen and of Neff and Strawderman. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 10, 1983
Accession Number
ADA125778

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People

  • Alan E. Gelfand

Organizations

  • Stanford University

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Binomials
  • Covariance
  • Data Science
  • Differential Equations
  • Distribution Theory
  • Equations
  • Estimators
  • Governments
  • Information Science
  • Linear Differential Equations
  • Military Research
  • Multivariate Analysis
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  • Normal Distribution
  • Statistics
  • United States
  • United States Government

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  • Mathematics

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  • Statistical inference.