Comparison of Confidence Intervals for the Poisson Mean

We perform a comparative study among nineteen methods of interval estimation of the Poisson mean, in the intervals (0,2), [2,4] and (4,50], using as criteria coverage, expected length of confidence intervals, balance of noncoverage probabilities, E(P-bias) and E(P-confidence). The study leads to re...

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Main Authors: V.V. Patil, H.V. Kulkarni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Estatística | Statistics Portugal 2012-07-01
Series:Revstat Statistical Journal
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Online Access:https://revstat.ine.pt/index.php/REVSTAT/article/view/117