An emplrical bayes approach in estimating the parameters of the or more geometric distributions |
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| Authors: | D J de Waal J S Maritz |
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| Institution: | 1. University of the Orange Free State Bloemfontein , South Africa, Australia;2. La Trobe University , Melbourne, Australia |
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| Abstract: | The estimation of the parameters of two or more geometric distribuionsis considered by usinq an empirical Bayesian approach. Robbins (1983) gave empirical Bayes estimates if the number of distributions N is large, buthere we consider the cascwhore N is small. The parameters of the prior distribution areest imated by looking at maximum like lihood and momentest imation methods. |
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| Keywords: | empirical Bayes estimate several geometric distributions maximum likelilhood and moment eslimators |
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