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A note on the Fisher information matrix of the Birnbaum–Saunders distribution

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Artur J. Lemonte
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Artur J. Lemonte
Received 8 December 2014, Accepted 5 May 2015, Available Online 1 June 2016.
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10.2991/jsta.2016.15.2.9How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Birnbaum–Saunders distribution; Fatigue life distribution; Fisher information matrix; Lifetime data; Fatigue life problems.
Abstract

We show that the Fisher information matrix of the Birnbaum–Saunders distribution can present numerical problems for some values of the shape parameter. To overcome this problem, we provide a simple analytical approximation which works very well.

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Journal of Statistical Theory and Applications
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196 - 205
Publication Date
2016/06/01
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2214-1766
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1538-7887
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