Nonestimable Parametric Functions for Some Discrete Distributions

Authors
Bar-Lev, Shaul K.
Citation
K. Bar-lev, Shaul, Nonestimable Parametric Functions for Some Discrete Distributions, American statistician , 41(3), 1987, pp. 199-200
Journal title
American statistician → ACNP
ISSN journal
00031305
Volume
41
Issue
3
Year of publication
1987
Pages
199 - 200
Database
ACNP
SICI code
Abstract
Consider a random sample from a discrete distribution supported on a finite set of points and depending on a vector of unknown parameters.It is shown that any estimand of these parameters having an unbounded range is nonestimable.