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In statistical parameter estimation problems, how well the parameters are estimated largely depends on the sampling design used. In the current paper, a modification of ranked set sampling (RSS) called moving extremes RSS (MERSS) is considered for the estimation of the scale and shape parameters for the log-logistic distribution. Several traditional estimators and ad hoc estimators will be studied under MERSS. The estimators under MERSS are compared to the corresponding ones under SRS. The simulation results show that the estimators under MERSS are significantly more efficient than the ones under SRS.
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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11901236), Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Science and Technology Department(2019JJ50479), Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department(18B322) and Fundamental Research Fund of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture(2018SF5026).
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He, Xf., Chen, Wx. & Yang, R. Log-logistic parameters estimation using moving extremes ranked set sampling design. Appl. Math. J. Chin. Univ. 36, 99–113 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11766-021-3720-y
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