Table 4.
Average estimates for α=1, λ=2, and η=4 and MSEs (within parenthesis).
| n | Methods | α=1 | λ=2 | η=4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | ML | 1.0071 (0.2034) | 1.9144 (0.9570) | 4.0738 (0.4348) |
| BLNP | 0.8881 (0.2050) | 1.7585 (0.9943) | 3.9681 (0.4455) | |
| BGENP | 0.9680 (0.1688) | 1.7917 (0.8742) | 3.9883 (0.4324) | |
| BLGP | 0.8870 (0.2052) | 1.7583 (0.9942) | 3.9675 (0.4457) | |
| BGEGP | 0.8908 (0.1781) | 1.6776 (0.8783) | 3.8290 (0.4487) | |
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| 50 | ML | 0.9946 (0.0536) | 1.9231 (0.2714) | 4.0420 (0.0857) |
| BLNP | 0.8938 (0.0613) | 1.7856 (0.3072) | 3.9522 (0.0916) | |
| BGENP | 0.9701 (0.0503) | 1.8314 (0.2703) | 3.9861 (0.0854) | |
| BLGP | 0.8927 (0.0615) | 1.7853 (0.3072) | 3.9515 (0.0918) | |
| BGEGP | 0.8971 (0.0538) | 1.7163 (0.3013) | 3.8479 (0.1183) | |
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| 70 | ML | 0.9767 (0.0263) | 1.9316 (0.2179) | 4.0576 (0.0562) |
| BLNP | 0.8854 (0.0371) | 1.8029 (0.2470) | 3.9761 (0.0567) | |
| BGENP | 0.9580 (0.0259) | 1.8523 (0.2161) | 4.0141 (0.0558) | |
| BLGP | 0.8842 (0.0374) | 1.8029 (0.2470) | 3.9754 (0.0567) | |
| BGEGP | 0.8893 (0.0335) | 1.7384 (0.2461) | 3.8896 (0.0716) | |
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| 100 | ML | 1.0186 (0.0240) | 2.0271 (0.1457) | 3.9930 (0.0470) |
| BLNP | 0.9354 (0.0263) | 1.9079 (0.1512) | 3.9188 (0.0563) | |
| BGENP | 1.0034 (0.0225) | 1.9596 (0.1372) | 3.9593 (0.0405) | |
| BLGP | 0.9341 (0.0264) | 1.9076 (0.1512) | 3.9181 (0.0564) | |
| BGEGP | 0.9362 (0.0240) | 1.8451 (0.1490) | 3.8493 (0.0752) | |