scholarly journals Left‑Censored Samples from Skewed Distributions: Statistical Inference and Applications

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 245-252
Author(s):  
Michal Fusek ◽  
Jaroslav Michálek
Keyword(s):  
Maximum Likelihood ◽  
Statistical Inference ◽  
Exponential Distribution ◽  
Information Matrix ◽  
Computational Procedure ◽  
Maximum Likelihood Estimates ◽  
Likelihood Method ◽  
Type I ◽  
Censored Samples ◽  
Asymptotic Tests

Left‑censored data occur frequently in many areas. At present, researchers pay attention to skewed censored distributions more frequently. This paper deals with statistical inference of type I multiply left‑censored Weibull and exponential distributions. It suggests a computational procedure for calculation of maximum likelihood estimates of the parameters. The expected Fisher information matrix for estimation of variances of estimated parameters is introduced. The estimates are then used for construction of confidence intervals for the expectation using the maximum likelihood method. Asymptotic tests for comparison of distributions (expectations respectively) of two independent left‑censored Weibull samples are proposed. Furthermore, asymptotic tests for assessing suitability of reduction of the Weibull distribution to the exponential distribution are introduced. Finally, the left‑censored exponential distribution is briefly described. Methods derived in this paper are illustrated on elemental carbon measurements, and can be applied in analysis of real environmental and/or chemical data.

scholarly journals Maximum likelihood estimation based on type-i hybrid progressive censored competing risks data

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Samir Ashour ◽  
Wael Abu El Azm
Keyword(s):  
Maximum Likelihood ◽  
Competing Risks ◽  
Information Matrix ◽  
Likelihood Estimation ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Maximum Likelihood Estimates ◽  
Type I ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Competing Risks Data

<p>This paper is concerned with the estimators problems of the generalized Weibull distribution based on Type-I hybrid progressive censoring scheme (Type-I PHCS) in the presence of competing risks when the cause of failure of each item is known. Maximum likelihood estimates and the corresponding Fisher information matrix are obtained. We generalized Kundu and Joarder [7] results in the case of the exponential distribution while, the corresponding results in the case of the generalized exponential and Weibull distributions may be obtained as a special cases. A real data set is used to illustrate the theoretical results.</p>

Metric for Disassembly and Reuse Decisions: Formulation and Validation

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijitashwa Pandey ◽  
Deborah Thurston
Keyword(s):  
Maximum Likelihood ◽  
Value Function ◽  
Choice Theory ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Maximum Likelihood Estimates ◽  
Likelihood Method ◽  
Maximum Value ◽  
Long Range Planning ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Value Function

Design for disassembly and reuse focuses on developing methods to minimize difficulty in disassembly for maintenance or reuse. These methods can gain substantially if the relationship between component attributes (material mix, ease of disassembly etc.) and their likelihood of reuse or disposal is understood. For products already in the marketplace, a feedback approach that evaluates willingness of manufacturers or customers (decision makers) to reuse a component can reveal how attributes of a component affect reuse decisions. This paper introduces some metrics and combines them with ones proposed in literature into a measure that captures the overall value of a decision made by the decision makers. The premise is that the decision makers would choose a decision that has the maximum value. Four decisions are considered regarding a component’s fate after recovery ranging from direct reuse to disposal. A method on the lines of discrete choice theory is utilized that uses maximum likelihood estimates to determine the parameters that define the value function. The maximum likelihood method can take inputs from actual decisions made by the decision makers to assess the value function. This function can be used to determine the likelihood that the component takes a certain path (one of the four decisions), taking as input its attributes, which can facilitate long range planning and also help determine ways reuse decisions can be influenced.

scholarly journals Robust parametric estimates of inhomogeneous experimental data

2020 ◽  
pp. 55-62
Author(s):  
V.A. Simakhin ◽  
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L.G. Shamanaeva ◽  
A.E. Avdyushina ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Maximum Likelihood ◽  
Maximum Likelihood Method ◽  
Maximum Likelihood Estimates ◽  
Likelihood Method ◽  
Robust Estimates

In the present work, a weighed maximum likelihood method (WMLM) is proposed to obtain robust estimates for processing experimental data containing outliers. The method allows robust asymptotic unbiased and effective estimates to be obtained in the presence of not only external, but also internal asymmetric and symmetric outliers. Algorithms for obtaining robust WMLM estimates are considered at the parametric level of aprioristic uncertainty. It is demonstrated that these estimates converge to maximum likelihood estimates of an inhomogeneous sample for each distribution from the Tukey supermodel.

scholarly journals Stress-strength Reliability of Exponential Distribution based on Type-I Progressively Hybrid Censored Samples

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Mirjalili ◽  
H. Torabi ◽  
H. Nadeb ◽  
S. Bafekri. F. ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Exponential Distribution ◽  
Type I ◽  
Censored Samples

scholarly journals On Modified Burr XII-Inverse Weibull Distribution: Development, Properties, Characterizations and Applications

2020 ◽  
pp. 721-735
Author(s):  
Fiaz Ahmad Bhatti ◽  
G. G. Hamedani ◽  
Haitham M. Yousof ◽  
Azeem Ali ◽  
Munir Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Maximum Likelihood ◽  
Hazard Rate ◽  
Maximum Likelihood Method ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Lifetime Distribution ◽  
Maximum Likelihood Estimates ◽  
Likelihood Method ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Quarterly Earnings ◽  
Inverse Weibull Distribution

A flexible lifetime distribution with increasing, decreasing, inverted bathtub and modified bathtub hazard rate called Modified Burr XII-Inverse Weibull (MBXII-IW) is introduced and studied. The density function of MBXII-IW is exponential, left-skewed, right-skewed and symmetrical shaped.  Descriptive measures on the basis of quantiles, moments, order statistics and reliability measures are theoretically established. The MBXII-IW distribution is characterized via different techniques. Parameters of MBXII-IW distribution are estimated using maximum likelihood method. The simulation study is performed to illustrate the performance of the maximum likelihood estimates (MLEs). The potentiality of MBXII-IW distribution is demonstrated by its application to real data sets: serum-reversal times and quarterly earnings.

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