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Higher order asymptotics in estimation for two-sided Weibull type distributions

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We consider the estimation problem of a location parameter ϑ on a sample of size n from a two-sided Weibull type density % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+-% feaafeart1ev1aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn% hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXafv3ySLgzGmvETj2BSbqefm0B1jxALjhiov2D% aebbfv3ySLgzGueE0jxyaibaiiYdd9qrFfea0dXdf9vqai-hEir8Ve% ea0de9qq-hbrpepeea0db9q8as0-LqLs-Jirpepeea0-as0Fb9pgea% 0lrP0xe9Fve9Fve9qapdbaqaaeGacaGaaiaabeqaamaabaabcaGcba% GaamOzaiaacIcacaWG4bGaeyOeI0IaeqiUdeNaaiykaiabg2da9iaa% doeacaGGOaGaeqySdeMaaiykaiGacwgacaGG4bGaaiiCaiaacIcacq% GHsislcaGG8bGaamiEaiabgkHiTiabeI7aXjaacYhadaahaaWcbeqa% aiabeg7aHbaakiaacMcaaaa!52AD!\[f(x - \theta ) = C(\alpha )\exp ( - |x - \theta |^\alpha )\] for −∞<x<∞, −∞<ϑ<∞ and 1<a<3/2, where % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+-% feaafeart1ev1aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn% hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXafv3ySLgzGmvETj2BSbqefm0B1jxALjhiov2D% aebbfv3ySLgzGueE0jxyaibaiiYdd9qrFfea0dXdf9vqai-hEir8Ve% ea0de9qq-hbrpepeea0db9q8as0-LqLs-Jirpepeea0-as0Fb9pgea% 0lrP0xe9Fve9Fve9qapdbaqaaeGacaGaaiaabeqaamaabaabcaGcba% Gaam4qaiaacIcacqaHXoqycaGGPaGaeyypa0JaeqySdeMaai4laiaa% cUhacaaIYaGaeu4KdCKaaiikaiaaigdacaGGVaGaeqySdeMaaiykai% aac2haaaa!4B0E!\[C(\alpha ) = \alpha /\{ 2\Gamma (1/\alpha )\} \]. Then the bound for the distribution of asymptotically median unbiased estimators is obtained up to the 2a-th order, i.e., the order % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+-% feaafeart1ev1aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn% hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXafv3ySLgzGmvETj2BSbqefm0B1jxALjhiov2D% aebbfv3ySLgzGueE0jxyaibaiiYdd9qrFfea0dXdf9vqai-hEir8Ve% ea0de9qq-hbrpepeea0db9q8as0-LqLs-Jirpepeea0-as0Fb9pgea% 0lrP0xe9Fve9Fve9qapdbaqaaeGacaGaaiaabeqaamaabaabcaGcba% GaamOBamaaCaaaleqabaGaeyOeI0IaaiikaiaaikdacqaHXoqycqGH% sislcaaIXaGaaiykaiaac+cacaaIYaaaaaaa!4444!\[n^{ - (2\alpha - 1)/2} \]. The asymptotic distribution of a maximum likelihood estimator (MLE) is also calculated up to the 2a-th order. It is shown that the MLE is not 2a-th order asymptotically efficient. The amount of the loss of asymptotic information of the MLE is given.

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  1. Institute of Mathematics, University of Tsukuba, 305, Ibaraki, Japan

    Masafumi Akahira

  2. Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, Komaba, Meguro-ku, 156, Tokyo, Japan

    Kei Takeuchi

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Akahira, M., Takeuchi, K. Higher order asymptotics in estimation for two-sided Weibull type distributions. Ann Inst Stat Math 41, 725–752 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00057738

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