NONPARAMETRIC MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATOR;
MIXED POISSON DISTRIBUTION;
BIAS;
D O I:
10.1016/0167-7152(91)90024-L
中图分类号:
O21 [概率论与数理统计];
C8 [统计学];
学科分类号:
020208 ;
070103 ;
0714 ;
摘要:
The estimated frequencies of a mixed Poisson distribution are investigated. The frequencies are calculated using non-parametric maximum likelihood estimation. It is shown that the estimated frequency of zero is always greater than the observed frequency, and thus is biased.