JSM 2004 Online Program

JSM Activity #408

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408	Thu, 8/12/04, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM	TCC-803 B
Distribution Theory and Analysis - Contributed - Papers
General Methodology
Chair(s): Gopika R. Goswami, Harvard University
8:35 AM	Improved Interval Estimation for the Two-parameter Birnbaum-Saunders Distribution — Jianrong Wu, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; Augustine Wong, York University
8:50 AM	Tests for Location-scale Families Based on the Empirical Characteristic Function — Thomas W. Epps, University of Virginia
9:05 AM	Estimation of Hazard Rate Using Length-biased Sample — Olcay Akman, College of Charleston
9:20 AM	A Modeling Approach for Distributions with Parametric Tails — Jin Cao, Bell Labs Lucent Technologies; Yongzhao Shao, New York University
9:35 AM	Properties of Beta-Gamma Distribution — John E. Daniels, Central Michigan University; Lingji Kong, Central Michigan University; Carl Lee, Central Michigan University; Jungsywan Sepanski, Central Michigan University
9:50 AM	Floor Discussion