Asymptotic normality of the estimators of the parameters of certain mixtures of discrete and continuous distributions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Richardson, Edgar Wayne
Other Authors:	Dahm, P. Fred (degree committee member.), Miller, F. R. (degree committee member.)
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	1986.
Subjects:	Asymptotic distribution (Probability theory) Mixture distributions (Probability theory) Major statistics. Academic theses
Online Access:	Link to ProQuest copy Link to OAKTrust copy

Description
Abstract:	In this dissertation we consider the analysis of data sampled from a cumulative distribution function which is a mixture of two distributions, one of which is discrete with a finite number of jump points and the other which is continuous at each of the jump points of the first. Estimators of population values such as the mean and variance are available for discrete-continuous mixture distributions. A general method is presented for calculating the asymptotic distribution of a class of estimators of certain functions of the parameters of discrete-continuous mixture distributions.
Item Description:	Typescript (photocopy). Vita.
Physical Description:	vi, 70 leaves ; 29 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (leaves 68-69).