An Improved Method of Estimating an Integer-Parameter by Maximum Likelihood

Authors
Dahiya, Ram C.
Citation
C. Dahiya, Ram, An Improved Method of Estimating an Integer-Parameter by Maximum Likelihood, American statistician , 35(1), 1981, pp. 34-37
Journal title
American statistician → ACNP
ISSN journal
00031305
Volume
35
Issue
1
Year of publication
1981
Pages
34 - 37
Database
ACNP
SICI code
Abstract
A simple graphical method is described for obtaining the maximum likelihood estimator of an integer-valued parameter.The method does not use calculus and is easy to comprehend.The use of this method is shown in the specific cases of the binomial, Poisson, and the exponential distributions.A numerical example is also provided for the comparison of this method with the method used previously.