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Estimation of Gamma Distribution Parameters with Incomplete Data

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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The missing data problem has been broadly studied in the last few decades. Some researchers studied estimation and hypothesis testing for different distributions .The contributions of the current study was to obtain the estimators parameters of the gamma distribution with missing data for one and two populations. The estimators are obtained using the maximum likelihood method. To compare the suggested maximum likelihood estimators with estimates that might come from various estimation techniques, including the listwise method and the mean imputation method, a simulation study has been conducted. A simulation study with three distinct percentages of missing values in the data sets: 10%, 20%, and 30% as well as three different sample sizes (10, 30, and 50). The estimators' criteria's mean square error (MSE) and the relative absolute biases (RAB) were utilized for comparison. The results demonstrated that the use of mean imputation or the maximum likelihood method for the scale parameter (θ) but the listwise method for the shape parameter (k) is preferred as the percentage of missing data increases. Use the mean imputation approach for the scale parameter (θ) as the data set size grows.

DOI

10.21608/esju.2023.232299.1018

Keywords

Gamma distribution, Missing Data, Maximum likelihood estimators, Listwise Method, mean imputation method

Authors

First Name

Naglaa

Last Name

Morad

MiddleName

Abdelmomeim

Affiliation

Department of Applied Statistics and Econometrics, Faculty of Graduate Studies for Statistical Research, 12613, Cairo University, Egypt

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naglaa_morad@yahoo.com

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0009-0006-4660-3642

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67

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2

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44949

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2023-12-01

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2023-08-28

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2023-12-01

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50

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62

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0542-1748

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2786-0086

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1,914

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The Egyptian Statistical Journal

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Estimation of Gamma Distribution Parameters with Incomplete Data

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28 Dec 2024