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Minimum variance unbiased estimation of the parameters of the Pareto distribution

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This paper presents a simpler proof of some results concerning estimation of the Pareto distribution due toLikeš [1969].

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Baxter, M.A. Minimum variance unbiased estimation of the parameters of the Pareto distribution. Metrika 27, 133–138 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01893585

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