Parameter Estimation of Nakagami Distribution under Weighted Loss Function

Authors

  • Arun Kumar Rao Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Maharana Pratap P.G. College, Jungle Dhushan, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh 273009 India
  • Himanshu Pandey Professor, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh 273009 INDIA

Keywords:

Bayesian method, inverted gamma prior, Nakagami distribution, quasi prior, squared error loss function, weighted loss function

Abstract

In this paper, the Nakagami distribution is considered for Bayesian analysis. The expressions for Bayes estimators of the scale parameter have been derived under squared error and weighted loss functions by using quasi and inverted gamma priors. 

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Published

2021-09-15

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2021)

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Review Article

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