DocumentCode
1355321
Title
Simple Bayes Test of Equality of Exponential Means
Author
Shoukri, M.M.
Author_Institution
Department of Mathematics and Statistics; Faculty of science; University of Windsor; Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4 CANADA.
Issue
5
fYear
1987
Firstpage
613
Lastpage
616
Abstract
An approximate x2-test statistic tests the homogeneity of scale parameters of several exponential distributions from a Bayes viewpoint under types I and II censoring. The quantiles of the statistic are simulated and found to be very close to the exact quantiles of a x2 distribution.
Keywords
Analytical models; Chaos; Exponential distribution; Iterative methods; Life testing; Light rail systems; Statistical analysis; Statistical distributions; Statistics; Bartlett test; Bayes; Exponential distribution; Posterior analysis; Simulation; Wilson-Hilferty approximation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9529
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TR.1987.5222484
Filename
5222484
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