Selection of Efficient Parameter Estimation Method for Two-Parameter Weibull Distribution

Table 2

The MSE values for all methods and sample sizes used in simulations when L = 500.

Model	N	MSE				Priority order of methods				Best
		MLINEX	MOM	MLE	OLS	MLINEX	MOM	MLE	OLS
I	10	0.0904	0.0531	0.0731	1.8971	3	1	2	4	MOM
	50	0.0391	0.0355	0.0138	0.9512	3	2	1	4	MLE
	100	0.0306	0.0294	0.0064	0.8214	3	2	1	4	MLE
	150	0.0297	0.0278	0.0043	0.0984	3	2	1	4	MLE
II	10	0.1446	0.0639	0.0869	2.1457	3	1	2	4	MOM
	50	0.0432	0.0317	0.0139	0.8742	3	2	1	4	MLE
	100	0.0341	0.0299	0.0079	0.0657	3	2	1	4	MLE
	150	0.0324	0.0283	0.0053	0.7421	3	2	1	4	MLE
III	10	0.0929	0.0265	0.0865	1.6971	3	1	2	4	MOM
	50	0.0401	0.0382	0.0184	0.8145	3	2	1	4	MLE
	100	0.0348	0.0314	0.0096	0.0985	3	2	1	4	MLE
	150	0.0311	0.0296	0.0061	0.0745	3	2	1	4	MLE
IV	10	0.2049	0.0818	0.1154	0.8742	3	1	2	4	MOM
	50	0.0504	0.0367	0.0241	0.0954	3	2	1	4	MLE
	100	0.0381	0.0312	0.0116	0.0512	3	2	1	4	MLE
	150	0.0343	0.0300	0.0081	0.0451	3	2	1	4	MLE