Estimation of P(Y < X) in a Four-Parameter Generalized Gamma Distribution

Authors

  • M. Masoom Ali Department of Mathematical Sciences, Ball State University, USA
  • Manisha Pal Department of Statistics, Calcutta University, India
  • Jungsoo Woo Department of Statistics, Yeungnam University, South Korea

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17713/ajs.v41i3.173

Abstract

In this paper we consider estimation of R = P(Y < X), when X and Y are distributed as two independent four-parameter generalized gamma random variables with same location and scale parameters. A modified maximum likelihood method and a Bayesian technique have been used to estimate R on the basis of independent samples. As the Bayes estimator cannot be obtained in a closed form, it has been implemented using importance sampling procedure. A simulation study has also been carried out to compare the two methods.

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2016-02-24

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Masoom Ali, M., Pal, M., & Woo, J. (2016). Estimation of P(Y < X) in a Four-Parameter Generalized Gamma Distribution. Austrian Journal of Statistics, 41(3), 197–210. https://doi.org/10.17713/ajs.v41i3.173

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Vol. 41 No. 3 (2012)

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