THE ESTIMATED FREQUENCY OF ZERO FOR A MIXED POISSON-DISTRIBUTION

被引:2
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作者
HARRIS, IR [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TEXAS,DEPT MATH,AUSTIN,TX 78712
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
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.
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页码:371 / 372
页数:2
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