Parameter estimation for ihe birnbaum-saunders distribution based on symmetrically censored samples

Ihe Bimbaum-Saunders distribution was derived to model fatigue life. Frequently, it becomes necessary to stop a life testing process before all the test items have failed. Therefore, estimation procedures need to be developed for use when censoring occurs. In this article, we have derived estimators for the parameters of this distribution which may be used for complete samples or Type II symmetrically censored samples A simulation study was also conducted to examine the performance of these estimators.