Journal of Statistical and Econometric Methods

Estimation of the scale parameter in truncated Rayleigh distribution

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  • Abstract 


    The paper investigated maximum likelihood (ML) estimation of the scale parameter in truncated Rayleigh distribution (TRD). Some important statistical properties of MLE for the scale parameter in TRD are derived. 

    JEL classification numbers: C13, C46, C55.

    Keywords: Truncated Rayleigh distribution (TRD), maximum likelihood, Fisher information.