Abstract
SUMMARY: For the sequential estimation of the size of a finite population, the maximum likelihood estimator is a commonly used estimator but has no explicit expression. In this paper, it is shown that the maximum likelihood estimator is inadmissible. An estimator which is simple in form and dominates the maximum likelihood estimator asymptotically is proposed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 817-823 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Biometrika |
Volume | 78 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1991 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Statistics and Probability
- General Mathematics
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
- Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
- Applied Mathematics