Direct L-moments for Type-I censored data with application to the Kumaraswamy distribution

This paper suggests a modification of L-moments method to make it suitable for censored data directly (namely: Direct L-moments). This study concentrates on Type-I censored data. The modification is applied to estimate the unknown parameters of Kumaraswamy (Kw) distribution. The suggested modificati...

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Main Authors: Mahmoud Riad Mahmoud, Fatma A. Khalil, Ghada A. El-Kelany, Hager A. Ibrahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Cogent Mathematics
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311835.2017.1357236