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Summary statistics for 20,000 MMEs and MLEs for α = 2 and k = 8
| MME | MLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Qu. | 1.3553 | 1.5934 |
| Median | 1.9821 | 2.1923 |
| Mean | 2.4394 | 2.7312 |
| 3rd Qu. | 2.9359 | 3.1932 |
| Bias | 0.4394 | 0.7312 |
| Var | 3.6335 | 4.2745 |
MME, method of moments estimator; MLE, maximum-likelihood estimator.
