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Alternative estimator for the parameters of a mixture of two binomial distributions

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The method of moments has been widely used as a simple alternative to the maximum likelihood method, mainly because of its efficiency and simplicity in obtaining parameter estimators of a mixture of two binomial distributions. In this paper, an alternative estimate is proposed which is as competitive as of the method of moments when comparing the mean squared error and computational effort.

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  1. Depto Estatística, ICEx, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    Roberto da Costa Quinino & Emílio Suyama

  2. Depto Engenharia de Produção, EPUSP, São Paulo, Brazil

    Linda Lee Ho

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Quinino, R.d.C., Ho, L.L. & Suyama, E. Alternative estimator for the parameters of a mixture of two binomial distributions. Stat Papers 54, 47–69 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00362-011-0410-5

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