Research Article

Bayesian Analysis of Three-Parameter Frechet Distribution with Medical Applications

Table 1

Average estimates for , , and and MSEs (within parenthesis).

Methods

25ML1.0846 (0.2084)2.1346 (1.0679)2.9279 (0.4305)
BLNP0.9628 (0.1912)1.9780 (1.0348)2.8178 (0.4774)
BGENP1.0412 (0.1562)1.9997 (0.8626)2.8577 (0.4294)
BLGP0.9616 (0.1911)1.9777 (1.0345)2.8172 (0.4779)
BGEGP0.9589 (0.1768)1.8765 (0.9230)2.7209 (0.4913)

50ML1.0066 (0.0455)1.9707 (0.2594)3.0378 (0.0710)
BLNP0.9054 (0.0514)1.8329 (0.2807)2.9466 (0.0768)
BGENP0.9818 (0.0423)1.8764 (0.2473)2.9920 (0.0628)
BLGP0.9042 (0.0516)1.8328 (0.2807)2.9459 (0.0770)
BGEGP0.9080 (0.0452)1.7590 (0.2697)2.8678 (0.0927)

70ML0.9956 (0.0269)1.9795 (0.1822)3.0394 (0.0569)
BLNP0.9035 (0.0344)1.8503 (0.2008)2.9569 (0.0605)
BGENP0.9763 (0.0258)1.8987 (0.1769)3.0038 (0.0474)
BLGP0.9023 (0.0346)1.8500 (0.2008)2.9561 (0.0606)
BGEGP0.9063 (0.0309)1.7827 (0.2000)2.8909 (0.0717)

100ML1.0127 (0.0212)2.0353 (0.1197)3.0051 (0.0386)
BLNP0.9296 (0.0246)1.9157 (0.1235)2.9306 (0.0456)
BGENP0.9975 (0.0201)1.9672 (0.1116)2.9778 (0.0302)
BLGP0.9284 (0.0248)1.9154 (0.1235)2.9299 (0.0457)
BGEGP0.9307 (0.0225)1.8522 (0.1236)2.8773 (0.0568)

MLE: maximum likelihood estimator; BLNP: Bayesian estimator under LINEX loss function with noninformative prior; BGENP: Bayesian estimator under general entropy loss function with noninformative prior; BLGP: Bayesian estimator under LINEX loss function with gamma prior; BGEGP: Bayesian estimator under general entropy loss function with gamma prior.