Title of article :
Modified method on the means for several log-normal distributions
Author/Authors :
S. H. Lin&R. S. Wang، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2013
Abstract :
Among statistical inferences, one of the main interests is drawing the inferences about the log-normal
means since the log-normal distribution is a well-known candidate model for analyzing positive and rightskewed
data. In the past, the researchers only focused on one or two log-normal populations or used the
large sample theory or quadratic procedure to deal with several log-normal distributions. In this article,
we focus on making inferences on several log-normal means based on the modification of the quadratic
method, in which the researchers often used the vector of the generalized variables to deal with the means
of the symmetric distributions. Simulation studies show that the quadratic method performs well only for
symmetric distributions. However, the modified procedure fits both symmetric and skew distribution. The
numerical results show that the proposed modified procedure can provide the confidence interval with
coverage probabilities close to the nominal level and the hypothesis testing performed with satisfactory
results.
Keywords :
log-normaldistribution , quadratic method , Coverage probability , Generalized test variable , Generalized pivotal quantity
Journal title :
JOURNAL OF APPLIED STATISTICS
Journal title :
JOURNAL OF APPLIED STATISTICS