Title :
Robust Estimators of the 3-Parameter Weibull Distribution
Author :
Adatia, A. ; Chan, L.K.
Author_Institution :
Department of Mathematics and Statistics; University of Regina; Regina, Saskatchewan, S4S 0A2 CANADA.
Abstract :
Robust estimators of the location, scale, and shape parameters of the Weibull distribution are proposed. The estimators are easy to calculate and have few of the disadvantages associated with the maximum likelihood estimators. Their rms-errors are considerably smaller than those of the estimators available in the literature.
Keywords :
Distributed computing; Equations; Maximum likelihood estimation; Parameter estimation; Reliability theory; Robustness; Root mean square; Shape; Statistical distributions; Weibull distribution; Maximin estimator; Order statistics; Robust estimator; Weibull distribution;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1985.5222183
