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Large Sample Tests for Independence and Symmetry in the Bivariate Weibull Model under Random Censorship

  • Cho, Jang-Sik;Ko, Jeong-Hwan;Kang, Sang-Kil
    • Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.405-412
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    • 2003
  • In this paper, we consider two components system which the lifetimes have a bivariate weibull distribution with random censored data. Here the censoring time is independent of the lifetimes of the components. We construct large sample tests for independence and symmetry between two-components based on maximum likelihood estimators and the natural estimators. Also we present a numerical study.

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New approach for analysis of progressive Type-II censored data from the Pareto distribution

  • Seo, Jung-In;Kang, Suk-Bok;Kim, Ho-Yong
    • Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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    • v.25 no.5
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    • pp.569-575
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    • 2018
  • Pareto distribution is important to analyze data in actuarial sciences, reliability, finance, and climatology. In general, unknown parameters of the Pareto distribution are estimated based on the maximum likelihood method that may yield inadequate inference results for small sample sizes and high percent censored data. In this paper, a new approach based on the regression framework is proposed to estimate unknown parameters of the Pareto distribution under the progressive Type-II censoring scheme. The proposed method provides a new regression type estimator that employs the spacings of exponential progressive Type-II censored samples. In addition, the provided estimator is a consistent estimator with superior performance compared to maximum likelihood estimators in terms of the mean squared error and bias. The validity of the proposed method is assessed through Monte Carlo simulations and real data analysis.

Asymptotic Approximation of Kernel-Type Estimators with Its Application

  • 장유선;김성래;김성균
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computational and Applied Mathematics Conference
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    • 2003.09a
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    • pp.12.1-12
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    • 2003
  • Sufficient conditions are given under which a generalized class of kernel-type estimators allows asymptotic approximation On the modulus of continuity This generalized class includes sample distribution function, kernel-type estimator of density function, and an estimator that may apply to the censored case. In addition, an application is given to asymptotic normality of recursive density estimators of density function at an unknown point.

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Goodness-of-fit tests for the inverse Weibull or extreme value distribution based on multiply type-II censored samples

  • Kang, Suk-Bok;Han, Jun-Tae;Seo, Yeon-Ju;Jeong, Jina
    • Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.903-914
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    • 2014
  • The inverse Weibull distribution has been proposed as a model in the analysis of life testing data. Also, inverse Weibull distribution has been recently derived as a suitable model to describe degradation phenomena of mechanical components such as the dynamic components (pistons, crankshaft, etc.) of diesel engines. In this paper, we derive the approximate maximum likelihood estimators of the scale parameter and the shape parameter in the inverse Weibull distribution under multiply type-II censoring. We also develop four modified empirical distribution function (EDF) type tests for the inverse Weibull or extreme value distribution based on multiply type-II censored samples. We also propose modified normalized sample Lorenz curve plot and new test statistic.

A STUDY ON KERNEL ESTIMATION OF A SMOOTH DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION ON CENSORED DATA

  • Jee, Eun Sook
    • The Mathematical Education
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    • v.31 no.2
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    • pp.133-140
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    • 1992
  • The problem of estimating a smooth distribution function F at a point $\tau$ based on randomly right censored data is treated under certain smoothness conditions on F . The asymptotic performance of a certain class of kernel estimators is compared to that of the Kap lan-Meier estimator of F($\tau$). It is shown that the .elative deficiency of the Kaplan-Meier estimate. of F($\tau$) with respect to the appropriately chosen kernel type estimate. tends to infinity as the sample size n increases to infinity. Strong uniform consistency and the weak convergence of the normalized process are also proved.

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Estimation for Exponential Distribution Under Multiple Type-II Censoring

  • Kang, Suk-Bok;Ryu, Se-Gi
    • 한국데이터정보과학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.13-18
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    • 2003
  • When the available sample is multiply type-II censored, the maximum likelihood estimators of the location and scale parameters of two- parameter exponential distribution do not exist explicitly. In this case, we propose several approximate maximum likelihood estimators by approximating the likelihood equations appropriately. We present an example to illustrate these estimation methods.

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On The Number of Replications in Simulation Study (모의실험(模擬實驗)에서 반복회수(反復回數)의 연구)

  • Song, Jae-Kee
    • Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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    • v.1
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    • pp.47-57
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    • 1990
  • A method which determines the number of replications in the simulation is proposed, particularly for small-sample comparison of estimators. This method takes the smallest number of replications that makes the difference of mean square errors be statistically significant and provides an efficient algorithm for calculating the standard error of the mean square error. Two examples are illustrated, the first one is on comparison of mean and median ; the second, the Kaplan-Meier type and Buckley-James type estimators of a quantile function with censored data.

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Estimation for the extreme value distribution under progressive Type-I interval censoring

  • Nam, Sol-Ji;Kang, Suk-Bok
    • Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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    • v.25 no.3
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    • pp.643-653
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    • 2014
  • In this paper, we propose some estimators for the extreme value distribution based on the interval method and mid-point approximation method from the progressive Type-I interval censored sample. Because log-likelihood function is a non-linear function, we use a Taylor series expansion to derive approximate likelihood equations. We compare the proposed estimators in terms of the mean squared error by using the Monte Carlo simulation.

Computational procedures for exponential life model incorporating Bayes and shrinkage techniques

  • Al-Hemyari, Zuhair A.;Al-Dabag, H.A.;Al-Humairi, Ali Z.
    • International Journal of Reliability and Applications
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.55-79
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    • 2015
  • It is well known that using any additional information in the estimation of unknown parameters with new sample of observations diminishes the sampling units needed and minimizes the risk of new estimators. There are many rational reasons to assure that the existence of additional information in practice and there exists many practical cases in which additional information is available in the form of target value (initial value) about the unknown parameters. This article is described the problem of how the prior initial value about the unknown parameters can be utilized and combined with classical Bayes estimator to get a new combination of Bayes estimator and prior value to improve the properties of the new combination. In this article, two classes of Bayes-shrinkage and preliminary test Bayes-shrinkage estimators are proposed for the scale parameter of exponential distribution. The bias, risk and risk ratio expressions are derived and studied. The performance of the proposed classes of estimators is studied for different choices of constants engaged in the estimators. The comparisons, conclusions and recommendations are demonstrated.

Estimation on a two-parameter Rayleigh distribution under the progressive Type-II censoring scheme: comparative study

  • Seo, Jung-In;Seo, Byeong-Gyu;Kang, Suk-Bok
    • Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.91-102
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    • 2019
  • In this paper, we propose a new estimation method based on a weighted linear regression framework to obtain some estimators for unknown parameters in a two-parameter Rayleigh distribution under a progressive Type-II censoring scheme. We also provide unbiased estimators of the location parameter and scale parameter which have a nuisance parameter, and an estimator based on a pivotal quantity which does not depend on the other parameter. The proposed weighted least square estimator (WLSE) of the location parameter is not dependent on the scale parameter. In addition, the WLSE of the scale parameter is not dependent on the location parameter. The results are compared with the maximum likelihood method and pivot-based estimation method. The assessments and comparisons are done using Monte Carlo simulations and real data analysis. The simulation results show that the estimators ${\hat{\mu}}_u({\hat{\theta}}_p)$ and ${\hat{\theta}}_p({\hat{\mu}}_u)$ are superior to the other estimators in terms of the mean squared error (MSE) and bias.