• DocumentCode
    1345508
  • Title

    Comparisons of Point Estimation Methods in the 2-parameter Weibull Distribution

  • Author

    Kaio, Naoto ; Osaki, Shunji

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Industrial Engineering; Faculty of Engineering; Hiroshima University; Hiroshima 730 JAPAN.
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1980
  • fDate
    4/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    21
  • Lastpage
    21
  • Abstract
    The following 3 estimation methods in a Weibull distribution are well-known; Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE), Coefficient of Variation (CV), and Weibull Probability Paper (WPP). By simulation we conclude that the WPP method is best.
  • Keywords
    Hazards; Weibull distribution; Parameter estimation; Weibull distribution;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9529
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TR.1980.5220692
  • Filename
    5220692
    • Link To Document
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