Gompertz distribution;
progressive Type-II censoring;
maximum-likelihood estimates;
ordinary Type-II right censoring;
existence and uniqueness;
D O I:
10.1080/00949655.2013.766738
中图分类号:
TP39 [计算机的应用];
学科分类号:
081203 ;
0835 ;
摘要:
In this paper, by considering a progressively Type-II censored sample from the two-parameter Gompertz distribution, a necessary and sufficient condition is established for the existence and uniqueness of the maximum-likelihood estimates of the shape and scale parameters. The results for the special cases of complete and ordinary Type-II right censored samples are then deduced. Several numerical examples from the literature are presented for the purpose of illustrating the established results.