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

Table 3

The MSE values for all methods and sample sizes used in simulations when L = 1000.

Model	N	MSE				Priority order of methods				Best
		MLINEX	MOM	MLE	OLS	MLINEX	MOM	MLE	OLS
I	10	0.0946	0.0572	0.0731	2.1645	3	1	2	4	MOM
	50	0.0391	0.0338	0.0142	1.1245	3	2	1	4	MLE
	1600	0.0324	0.0288	0.0074	0.9542	3	2	1	4	MLE
	150	0.0294	0.0283	0.0046	0.8421	3	2	1	4	MLE
II	10	0.1341	0.0590	0.0802	2.2541	3	1	2	4	MOM
	50	0.0410	0.0338	0.0146	1.1987	3	2	1	4	MLE
	100	0.0741	0.0392	0.0282	0.8741	3	2	1	4	MLE
	150	0.0311	0.0284	0.0056	0.0415	3	2	1	4	MLE
III	10	0.0949	0.0780	0.0889	2.0245	3	1	2	4	MOM
	50	0.0401	0.0385	0.0193	1.7951	3	2	1	4	MLE
	100	0.0326	0.0318	0.0099	1.6281	3	2	1	4	MLE
	150	0.0315	0.0288	0.0069	0.0782	3	2	1	4	MLE
IV	10	0.2112	0.0744	0.1190	2.3547	3	1	2	4	MOM
	50	0.0938	0.0372	0.0229	1.8416	3	2	1	4	MLE
	100	0.0397	0.0324	0.0118	0.6874	3	2	1	4	MLE
	150	0.0344	0.0291	0.0079	0.0746	3	2	1	4	MLE