A New Extended Cosine—G Distributions for Lifetime Studies

In this article, we introduce a new extended cosine family of distributions. Some important mathematical and statistical properties are studied, including asymptotic results, a quantile function, series representation of the cumulative distribution and probability density functions, moments, moments of residual life, reliability parameter, and order statistics. Three special members of the family are proposed and discussed, namely, the extended cosine Weibull, extended cosine power, and extended cosine generalized half-logistic distributions. Maximum likelihood, least-square, percentile, and Bayes methods are considered for parameter estimation. Simulation studies are used to assess these methods and show their satisfactory performance. The stress–strength reliability underlying the extended cosine Weibull distribution is discussed. In particular, the stress–strength reliability parameter is estimated via a Bayes method using gamma prior under the square error loss, absolute error loss, maximum a posteriori, general entropy loss, and linear exponential loss functions. In the end, three real applications of the findings are provided for illustration; one of them concerns stress–strength data analyzed by the extended cosine Weibull distribution.

Estimation and Prediction for Nadarajah-Haghighi Distribution under Progressive Type-II Censoring

The paper discusses the estimation and prediction problems for the Nadarajah-Haghighi distribution using progressive type-II censored samples. For the unknown parameters, we first calculate the maximum likelihood estimates through the Expectation–Maximization algorithm. In order to choose the best Bayesian estimator, a loss function must be specified. When the loss is essentially symmetric, it is reasonable to use the square error loss function. However, for some estimation problems, the actual loss is often asymmetric. Therefore, we also need to choose an asymmetric loss function. Under the balanced squared error and symmetric squared error loss functions, the Tierney and Kadane method is used for calculating different kinds of approximate Bayesian estimates. The Metropolis-Hasting algorithm is also provided here. In addition, we construct a variety of interval estimations of the unknown parameters including asymptotic intervals, bootstrap intervals, and highest posterior density intervals using the sample derived from the Metropolis-Hasting algorithm. Furthermore, we compute the point predictions and predictive intervals for a future sample when facing the one-sample and two-sample situations. At last, we compare and appraise the performance of the provided techniques by carrying out a simulation study and analyzing a real rainfall data set.

Bayesian Generalized Self Method to Estimate Scale Parameter of Invers Rayleigh Distribution

The purposes of this study are to estimate the scale parameter of Invers Rayleigh distribution under MLE and Bayesian Generalized square error loss function (SELF). The posterior distribution is considered to use two types of prior, namely Jeffrey’s prior and exponential distribution. The proposed methods are then employed in the real data. Several criteria for the selection model are considered in order to identify the method which results in a suitable value of parameter estimated. This study found that Bayesian Generalized SELF under Jeffrey’s prior yielded better estimation values that MLE and Bayesian Generalized SELF under exponential distribution.

Pengamanan Backup dan Restore Basis Data dengan Penambahan Enkripsi Advanced Encryption Standard (Studi Kasus: Analisis Jabatan Bagian Organisasi Kabupaten Balangan)

Job analysis is needed to analyze and design what work to do, how to do it, and why the work should be done. Job analysis will provide information about job descriptions, job specifications, and job evaluations and can even predict job enrichment or expansion and job simplification in the future. This study aims to implement database security management procedures as a measure to prevent damage (error), loss and theft of data through backup and restore methods accompanied by encryption in the Job Analysis System application of the Balangan Regency Organization Division (Simanja). The backup process by adding Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption which is stored to remote cloud hosting as a backup server using SSH Transfer Protocol (SFTP) provides adequate and efficient security.

Bayesian Estimation and Prediction of Discrete Gompertz Distribution

In this paper, Bayesian inference is used to estimate the parameters, survival, hazard and alternative hazard rate functions of discrete Gompertz distribution. The Bayes estimators are derived under squared error loss function as a symmetric loss function and linear exponential loss function as an asymmetric loss function. Credible intervals for the parameters, survival, hazard and alternative hazard rate functions are obtained. Bayesian prediction (point and interval) for future observations of discrete Gompertz distribution based on two-sample prediction are investigated. A numerical illustration is carried out to investigate the precision of the theoretical results of the Bayesian estimation and prediction on the basis of simulated and real data. Regarding the results of simulation seems to perform better when the sample size increases and the level of censoring decreases. Also, in most cases the results under the linear exponential loss function is better than the corresponding results under squared error loss function. Two real lifetime data sets are used to insure the simulated results.