PERCENTILE RELATED BOUNDS AND ESTIMATOR FOR THE MEAN OF THE NEGATIVE BINOMIAL-DISTRIBUTION

Authors
VANDEVEN R WEBER NC
Citation
R. Vandeven et Nc. Weber, PERCENTILE RELATED BOUNDS AND ESTIMATOR FOR THE MEAN OF THE NEGATIVE BINOMIAL-DISTRIBUTION, Statistics, 27(3-4), 1996, pp. 345-352
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Statistic & Probability","Statistic & Probability
Journal title
Statistics → ACNP
ISSN journal
02331888
Volume
27
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
345 - 352
Database
ISI
SICI code
0233-1888(1996)27:3-4<345:PRBAEF>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Upper and lower bounds are obtained for the mean of the negative binom ial distribution. These bounds are simple functions of a percentile de termined by the shape parameter. The result is then used to obtain a r obust estimate of the mean when the shape parameter is known.