On nonlinear weighted total least squares parameter estimation problem for the three-parameter Weibull density

Autor: Darija Marković, Dragan Jukić
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Applied Mathematical Modelling. 34:1839-1848
ISSN: 0307-904X
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2009.10.001
Popis: The three-parameter Weibull density function is widely employed as a model in reliability and lifetime studies. Estimation of its parameters has been approached in the literature by various techniques, because a standard maximum likelihood estimate does not exist. In this paper we consider the nonlinear weighted total least squares fitting approach. As a main result, a theorem on the existence of the total least squares estimate is obtained, as well as its generalization in the total l q norm ( q ⩾ 1 ). Some numerical simulations to support the theoretical work are given.
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