Browsing by Subject "Taxi problem"
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Estimation of the parameter in the discrete "Taxi" problem, with and without replacement
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1996)In the continuous uniform distribution [0,N], the Maximum Likelihood estimator of N is known to possess high mean square error for large samples. This paper examines this issue in the discrete case, without replacement ... -
Geary on inference in multiple regression and on closeness and the Taxi problem
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1993)This paper deals with some minor aspects of Roy Geary's work. Two areas are selected for discussion ? (a) his work with Leser on "paradoxical" situations in multiple regression and (b) his work on estimation of the unknown ... -
More about Geary and the "Taxi" problem
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1996)Geary's treatment of the "taxi" problem was recently re-examined by Spencer and Largey (1993). This paper investigates the topic further, partly to place Geary's estimator in the context of more general methods and also ...