Comparisons of Estimators of Small Proportion under Group Testing

Binomial group testing has been long recognized as an efficient method of estimating proportion of subjects with a specific characteristic. The method is superior to the classic maximum likelihood estimator (MLE), particularly when the proportion is small. Under the group testing model, we assume th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wei, Xing
Format: Others
Published: FIU Digital Commons 2015
Subjects:
MLE
Online Access:http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/2195
http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3230&context=etd