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For the case when neither of the parameters of a Pareto distribution is known, an iterative process on the unbiased maximum likelihood estimators is investigated. Results from randomly generated samples are compared with other methods of estimation.
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Cook, W.L., Mumme, D.C. (1981). Estimation of Pareto Parameters by Numerical Methods. In: Taillie, C., Patil, G.P., Baldessari, B.A. (eds) Statistical Distributions in Scientific Work. NATO Advanced study Institutes Series, vol 79. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8552-0_10
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