A comparison of least squares and least absolute deviation regression models for estimating Weibull parameters
- 1 January 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation
- Vol. 10 (3) , 315-326
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03610919808813515a
Abstract
This paper studies alternative methods for simple estimation of the parameters of a Weibull distribution. Results from an extensive series of simulation experiments indicate that L1 estimation can provide a useful alternative to L2 estimation over a range of sample sizes and parameter values. Different methods for approximating the cumulative Weibull distribution have also been investigated.Keywords
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