Alternative estimator for the parameters of a mixture of two binomial distributions

Roberto Quinino (), Linda Ho () and Emílio Suyama ()

Statistical Papers, 2013, vol. 54, issue 1, 47-69

Abstract: The method of moments has been widely used as a simple alternative to the maximum likelihood method, mainly because of its efficiency and simplicity in obtaining parameter estimators of a mixture of two binomial distributions. In this paper, an alternative estimate is proposed which is as competitive as of the method of moments when comparing the mean squared error and computational effort. Copyright Springer-Verlag 2013

Keywords: Mixture of two binomial distributions; Method of moments; Maximum likelihood; Simple majority results; Repetitive classifications; Misclassifications; Monte Carlo simulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/s00362-011-0410-5

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