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Estimation of Parameter in a New Truncated Distribution
Department of Statistics, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India
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Open Journal of Statistics·Volume 03 (2013)·Pages 221–224·Published 16 August 2013·DOI10.4236/ojs.2013.34025
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Abstract
This paper discusses the estimation of the parameter in a truncated form of a discrete distribution which is analogous to Burr distribution. The maximum likelihood and the moment estimators of the parameter are obtained. Their asymptotic properties are also established.
KeywordsMaximum Likelihood and Moment EstimatorsFisher InformationAsymptotic Relative Efficiency
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