Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods

The Korean Statistical Society (한국통계학회)
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Estimations of Lorenz Curve and Gini Index in a Pareto Distribution

  • Published : 2001.04.01
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Abstract

We shall derive the MLE and UMVUE of Lorenz Curve and Gini Index in a Pareto distribution with the pdf(1.1) and their variances. And compare mean square errors(MSE) of the MLE and UMVUE of the Lorenz Curve and Gini Index in a Pareto distribution with pdf(1.1).

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