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On robust estimation of the common scale parameter of several Pareto distributions

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  • Elfessi, Abdulaziz
  • Chun Jin

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The problem of robust estimation of the common scale parameter of several Pareto distributions with unknown and possibly unequal shape parameters is considered. In this paper, a wide class of estimators dominating the maximum likelihood estimator (MLE) is derived under a class of convex loss functions. The problem discussed in this paper arises quite frequently in socio-economics, reliability, life testing, and survival analysis.

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  • Elfessi, Abdulaziz & Chun Jin, 1996. "On robust estimation of the common scale parameter of several Pareto distributions," Statistics & Probability Letters, Elsevier, vol. 29(4), pages 345-352, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:stapro:v:29:y:1996:i:4:p:345-352
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