Journal of Statistical Theory and Applications

Volume 15, Issue 2, June 2016
Research Article

1. Characterizing Distributions by Linearity of Regression of Generalized Order Statistics

Abbas Rasouli, S. Samadi, Mohammad Ahsanullah
Pages: 108 - 114
Let X1,..., Xn be a random sample from an absolutely continuous (with respect to Lebesgue measure) distribution with the corresponding generalized order statistics X(1, n, m~, k),..., X(n, n, m~, k). In this paper, we present some characterization of distributions when linearity of regression E[X(s,...
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2. Moments of Record Values and Characterizations of Marshall-Olkin Extended Distribution

G.G. Hamedani, Miroslav M. Ristić
Pages: 115 - 124
Moments of the mth upper record value XU(m), m≥1, and the joint moments of the mth and nth upper record values XU(m) and XU(n), n>m≥1, of a random variable X with Marshall-Olkin Extended distribution are presented. Certain characterizations of this distribution based on hazard function and a simple...
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3. The Additive Weibull-Geometric Distribution: Theory and Applications

I. Elbatal, M.M. Mansour, Mohammad Ahsanullah
Pages: 125 - 141
In this paper, we introduce a new class of lifetime distributions which is called the additive Weibull geometric (AWG) distribution. This distribution obtained by compounding the additive Weibull and geometric distributions. The new distribution has a number of well-known lifetime special sub-models...
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4. Some Modified Mean Estimators in Ranked Set Sampling Using a Covariate

Ehsan Zamanzade, Mohammad Mohammadi
Pages: 142 - 152
In this paper we modify nonparametric regression-based mean estimators in ranked set sampling using a covariate. We will show that our modified mean estimators perform well in comparison with their leading competitors.
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5. Tail dependence of perturbed copulas

Jozef Komorník, Magda Komorníková, Jana Kalická, Cuong Nguyen
Pages: 153 - 160
In this paper, we extend our investigations of a special class of perturbations of copulas introduced in [7]. Despite a surprising fact that this kind of perturbations does not change the value of tail dependence of the original copulas, their use yielded models with considerably improved fitting qualities.
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6. Testing EBU_mgf Class of Life Distributions based on Goodness of Fit approach

A.M. Gadallah
Pages: 161 - 168
Based on the goodness of fit approach, a new test is presented for testing exponentiality against "exponential Better than Used in moment generating function ordering class" (EBUmgf). The critical values and the powers of this test are calculated. It is shown that the proposed test enjoys good power...
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7. Exponential-Discrete Generalized Exponential Distribution: A New Compound Model

Vahid Nekoukhou, Hamid Bidram
Pages: 169 - 180
In this paper, the researchers attempt to introduce a new generalization of the exponential distribution. This new model is obtained by compounding the exponential distribution and discrete generalized exponential distribution of a second type, which is a generalization of the geometric distribution....
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8. Estimating the parameter of Exponential distribution under Type-II censoring from fuzzy data

Nayereh Bagheri Khoolenjani, Fateme Shahsanaie
Pages: 181 - 195
Statistical analysis of lifetime distributions under Type-II censoring scheme is based on precise lifetime data. However, in real situations all observations and measurements of Type-II censoring scheme are not precise numbers but more or less non-precise, also called fuzzy. This paper deals with the...
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9. A note on the Fisher information matrix of the Birnbaum–Saunders distribution

Artur J. Lemonte
Pages: 196 - 205
We show that the Fisher information matrix of the Birnbaum–Saunders distribution can present numerical problems for some values of the shape parameter. To overcome this problem, we provide a simple analytical approximation which works very well.
Letter to Editor

10. Letter to the Editor

Miroslav M. Ristić
Pages: 206 - 206