Authors

Danny D. Dyer

Document Type

Report

Source Publication Title

Technical Report 64

Abstract

When comparing two point estimators of some parametric function, Pitman-closeness efficiency gives the "odds" in favor of one of the estimators being closer to the true value than is the other in a given situation. Through this measure of efficiency, we compare (i) the maximum likelihood estimator, (ii) the minimum variance unbiased estimator, (iii) the best invariant estimator, and (iv) the median unbiased estimator of the mean time to failure in a two-parameter exponential failure model. Mean squared efficiency is also discussed.

Disciplines

Mathematics | Physical Sciences and Mathematics

Publication Date

5-1-1977

Language

English

Included in

Mathematics Commons

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