Different Statistical Inference Algorithms for the New Pareto Distribution Based on Type-II Progressively Censored Competing Risk Data with Applications

Essam A. Ahmed, Tariq S. Alshammari and Mohamed S. Eliwa ()
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Essam A. Ahmed: College of Business Administration, Taibah University, Al-Madina 41411, Saudi Arabia
Tariq S. Alshammari: Department of Mathematics, College of Science, University of Ha’il, Hail, Saudi Arabia
Mohamed S. Eliwa: Department of Statistics and Operations Research, College of Science, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia

Mathematics, 2024, vol. 12, issue 13, 1-32

Abstract: In this research, the statistical inference of unknown lifetime parameters is proposed in the presence of independent competing risks using a progressive Type-II censored dataset. The lifetime distribution associated with a failure mode is assumed to follow the new Pareto distribution, with consideration given to two distinct competing failure reasons. Maximum likelihood estimators (MLEs) for the unknown model parameters, as well as reliability and hazard functions, are derived, noting that they are not expressible in closed form. The Newton–Raphson, expectation maximization (EM), and stochastic expectation maximization (SEM) methods are employed to generate maximum likelihood (ML) estimations. Approximate confidence intervals for the unknown parameters, reliability, and hazard rate functions are constructed using the normal approximation of the MLEs and the normal approximation of the log-transformed MLEs. Additionally, the missing information principle is utilized to derive the closed form of the Fisher information matrix, which, in turn, is used with the delta approach to calculate confidence intervals for reliability and hazards. Bayes estimators are derived under both symmetric and asymmetric loss functions, with informative and non-informative priors considered, including independent gamma distributions for informative priors. The Monte Carlo Markov Chain sampling approach is employed to obtain the highest posterior density credible intervals and Bayesian point estimates for unknown parameters and reliability characteristics. A Monte Carlo simulation is conducted to assess the effectiveness of the proposed techniques, with the performances of the Bayes and maximum likelihood estimations examined using average values and mean squared errors as benchmarks. Interval estimations are compared in terms of average lengths and coverage probabilities. Real datasets are considered and examined for each topic to provide illustrative examples.

Keywords: progressive type-II censored data; competing risk model; expectation maximization algorithm; stochastic expectation maximization algorithm; Bayes theorem; Metropolis–Hastings algorithm; observed Fisher information matrix; computer simulation; statistics and numerical data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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