(1) Department of Statistics, Faculty of Basic Science, University of Mazandaran, Post code 47416-1467, Babolsar, Iran;(2) Department of Statistics, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, 71454 Shiraz, Iran
Abstract:
This paper considers estimation of a exponential mean time to failure using a loss function that reflects both goodness of
fit and precision of estimation. The admissibility and inadmissibility of a class of linear estimators of the form
are studied.