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Triple stage point estimation for the exponential location parameter

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This paper deals with the problem of estimating the minimum lifetime (guarantee time) of the two parameter exponential distribution through a three-stage sampling procedure. Several forms of loss functions are considered. The regret associated with each loss function is determined. The results in this paper generalize the basic results of Hall (1981, Ann. Statist., 9, 1229–1238).

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  1. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Vermont, 16 Colchester Avenue, 05405, Burlington, VT, U.S.A.

    H. I. Hamdy & M. S. Son

  2. Department of Statistics, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, The University of Connecticut, 196 Auditorium Road, 06268, Storrs, CT, U.S.A.

    N. Mukhopadhyay

  3. Medical Biostatistics, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Given Building, 05405, Burlington, VT, U.S.A.

    M. C. Costanza

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Hamdy, H.I., Mukhopadhyay, N., Costanza, M.C. et al. Triple stage point estimation for the exponential location parameter. Ann Inst Stat Math 40, 785–797 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00049432

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