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On moment-type estimators for a class of log-symmetric distributions

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  • N. Balakrishnan

    (McMaster University)

  • Helton Saulo

    (McMaster University
    Universidade de Brasília)

  • Marcelo Bourguignon

    (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte)

  • Xiaojun Zhu

    (Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University)

Abstract

In this paper, we propose three simple closed form estimators for a class of log-symmetric distributions on $${\mathbb {R}}^{+}$$ R + . The proposed methods make use of some key properties of this class of distributions. We derive the asymptotic distributions of these estimators. The performance of the proposed estimators are then compared with those of the maximum likelihood estimators through Monte Carlo simulations. Finally, some illustrative examples are presented to illustrate the methods of estimation developed here.

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  • N. Balakrishnan & Helton Saulo & Marcelo Bourguignon & Xiaojun Zhu, 2017. "On moment-type estimators for a class of log-symmetric distributions," Computational Statistics, Springer, vol. 32(4), pages 1339-1355, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:compst:v:32:y:2017:i:4:d:10.1007_s00180-017-0722-6
    DOI: 10.1007/s00180-017-0722-6
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