期刊名称:Journal of Statistical Theory and Applications (JSTA)
电子版ISSN:1538-7887
出版年度:2016
卷号:15
期号:2
页码:198-207
DOI:10.2991/jsta.2016.15.2.9
语种:English
出版社:Atlantis Press
摘要:We show that the Fisher information matrix of the Birnbaum–Saunders distribution can present numerical problems for some values of the shape parameter. To overcome this problem, we provide a simple analytical approximation which works very well.
关键词:Birnbaum–Saunders distribution; Fatigue life distribution; Fisher information matrix; Lifetime data; Fatigue life problems.