Test Of Equal Gamma-distribution Means With Unknown And Unequal Shape Parameters
Abstract
An approximate F test is provided for testing the equality of means for two gamma distributions when the shape parameters may be unknown and unequal. The corresponding confidence intervals associated with this test provide confidence intervals for the ratio of means when the shape parameters are unknown and unequal. The approximation is studied by Monte Carlo simulation, and asymptotic results are also derived. An approximate F test for equal shape parameters is also studied. © 1988 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Recommended Citation
W. K. Shiue et al., "Test Of Equal Gamma-distribution Means With Unknown And Unequal Shape Parameters," Technometrics, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 169 - 174, Taylor and Francis Group; Taylor and Francis; American Statistical Association, Jan 1988.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1080/00401706.1988.10488364
Department(s)
Mathematics and Statistics
Second Department
Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Confidence intervals; Equality of means; Ratios of means; Two-sample tests
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1537-2723; 0040-1706
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2023 Taylor and Francis Group; Taylor and Francis; American Statistical Association, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 1988
Comments
Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Grant 84-0164