Sequential Estimation of variable width confidence interval for the mean

  • Kim, Sung Lai (Department of Mathematics Chungnam National University)
  • Received : 2001.12.07
  • Published : 2001.12.31

Abstract

Let {Xn, n = 1,2,${\cdots}$} be i.i.d. random variables with the only unknown parameters mean ${\mu}$ and variance a ${\sigma}^2$. We consider a sequential confidence interval C1 for the mean with coverage probability 1-${\alpha}$ and expected length of confidence interval $E_{\theta}$(Length of CI)/${\mid}{\mu}{\mid}{\leq}k$ (k : constant) and give some asymptotic properties of the stopping time in various limiting situations.

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