Zero-truncated Poisson–Lindley distribution and its application

The zero-truncated Poisson–Lindley distribution is introduced and investigated. In particular, the method of moments and maximum likelihood estimators of the distribution’s parameter are compared in small and large samples. Application of the model to real data is given.

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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	Ghitany, M.E. ; Al-Mutairi, D.K. ; Nadarajah, S.
Published in:	Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM). - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4754. - Vol. 79.2008, 3, p. 279-287
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Poisson–Lindley distribution \| Zero-truncated distribution \| Method of moments \| Maximum likelihood \| Bias

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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