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August, 1972 Further Remarks on Sequential Estimation: The Exponential Case
Norman Starr, Michael Woodroofe
Ann. Math. Statist. 43(4): 1147-1154 (August, 1972). DOI: 10.1214/aoms/1177692467

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A sequential procedure for estimating the mean of an exponential distribution is proposed. It is shown to perform well for large values of the mean, and the results of a Monte Carlo study indicate that it also performs well for moderate values of the mean.

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Norman Starr. Michael Woodroofe. "Further Remarks on Sequential Estimation: The Exponential Case." Ann. Math. Statist. 43 (4) 1147 - 1154, August, 1972. https://doi.org/10.1214/aoms/1177692467

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Published: August, 1972
First available in Project Euclid: 27 April 2007

zbMATH: 0257.62048
MathSciNet: MR312667
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1214/aoms/1177692467

Rights: Copyright © 1972 Institute of Mathematical Statistics

Vol.43 • No. 4 • August, 1972
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