Title :
Moment estimators for the 3-parameter Weibull distribution
Author_Institution :
Queen´´s Univ., Belfast, UK
fDate :
10/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Weibull moments are defined generally and then calculated for the 3-parameter Weibull distribution with non-negative location parameter. Sample estimates for these moments are given and used to estimate the parameters. The results of a simulation investigation of the properties of the parameter estimates are discussed briefly. A simple method of deciding whether the location parameter can be considered zero is described
Keywords :
parameter estimation; reliability theory; statistical analysis; 3-parameter Weibull distribution; location parameter; moment estimators; parameter estimation; reliability; Maximum likelihood estimation; Moment methods; Parameter estimation; Shape; State estimation; Statistical distributions; Weibull distribution;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
