Robust explicit estimators of Weibull parameters
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چکیده
TheWeibull distribution plays a central role in modeling duration data. Its maximum likelihood estimator is very sensitive to outliers.Wepropose three robust and explicit Weibull parameter estimators: the quantile least squares, the repeated median and the median/Qn estimator. We derive their breakdown point, influence function, asymptotic variance and study their finite sample properties in a Monte Carlo study. The methods are illustrated on real lifetime data affected by a recording error.
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