Abstract Details
Activity Number:
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643
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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International Chinese Statistical Association
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Abstract #312478
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Title:
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Small Sample Inference for Gamma Parameters: One- and Two-Sample Problems
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Author(s):
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Kalimuthu Krishnamoorthy*+ and Luis Leon Novelo
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Companies:
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette and University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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Keywords:
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Confidence Interval ;
Parametric Bootstrap ;
SLRT
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Abstract:
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Signed-likelihood ratio tests (SLRTs) are derived for testing the shape and scale parameters and the mean of a gamma distribution. The properties of the proposed tests are evaluated by Monte Carlo simulation, and compared with the other tests available in the literature. SLRTs are also developed for two-sample problems of comparing two shape parameters, two scale parameters and two means, and their merits are evaluated by Monte Carlo simulation. Evaluation studies indicate that the SLRTs are accurate even for small samples, and are comparable with or better than other tests. Furthermore, simple parametric bootstrap (PB) methods based on the maximum likelihood estimates are proposed for interval estimation. The PB confidence intervals are satisfactory even for small samples. The methods are illustrated and compared using two examples.
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