Inference on the parameters of the Weibull distribution using records

The Weibull distribution is a very applicable model for lifetime data. In this paper, we have investigated inference on the parameters of Weibull distribution based on record values. We first propose a simple and exact test and a confidence interval for the shape parameter. Then, in addition to a ge...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Jafari, Ali Akbar, Zakerzadeh, Hojatollah
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/88516
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/88516
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Coverage probability
generalized confidence interval
generalized p-value
records
Weibull distribution
Classificació AMS::62 Statistics::62F Parametric inference
Classificació AMS::62 Statistics::62E Distribution theory
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Matemàtiques i estadística::Estadística matemàtica
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Sumario:The Weibull distribution is a very applicable model for lifetime data. In this paper, we have investigated inference on the parameters of Weibull distribution based on record values. We first propose a simple and exact test and a confidence interval for the shape parameter. Then, in addition to a generalized confidence interval, a generalized test variable is derived for the scale parameter when the shape parameter is unknown. The paper presents a simple and exact joint confidence region as well. In all cases, simulation studies show that the proposed approaches are more satisfactory and reliable than previous methods. All proposed approaches are illustrated using a real example.