BAYESIAN ESTIMATIION OF SHAPE PARAMETER OF GENERALIZED INVERSE EXPONENTIAL DISTRIBUTION UNDER THE NON-INFORMATIVE PRIORS
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2018-05-25
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Ahmadu Bello University Zaria
Abstract
In this research, the shape parameter of the Generalized Inverse Exponential Distribution (GIED)
was estimated using maximum likelihood and Bayesian estimation techniques. The Bayes
estimates were obtained under the squared error loss function and precautionary loss function
under the assumption of two non-informative priors. An extensive Monte Carlo simulation study
was carried out to compare the performances of the Bayes estimates with that of the maximum
likelihood estimates at different sample sizes. It was found out that the maximum likelihood have
the same estimate with the Jeffrey’s prior using the squared error loss function, and also
performed better than the Bayes estimates under the Jeffrey’s prior using the precautionary loss
function and uniform prior using both loss function but performed lesser than the Extended
Jeffrey’s prior under both loss functions. The Extended Jeffrey’s prior was observed to have
estimated the shape parameter of the GIED better when compared with the maximum likelihood
estimator and other Bayes estimate at all sample sizes using their mean squared error. Also the
squared error loss function under the Extended Jeffrey’s prior has the best estimate when
compared with other Bayes estimates using their posterior risk. Hence the Bayes estimate under
the Extended Jeffrey’s using the squared error loss function has the best estimator for estimating
the shape parameter of the GIED.