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

Table 4

The MSE values for all methods and sample sizes used in simulations when L = 2000.

Model	N	MSE				Priority order of methods				Best
		MLINEX	MOM	MLE	OLS	MLINEX	MOM	MLE	OLS
I	10	0.0908	0.0610	0.0753	2.4512	3	1	2	4	MOM
	50	0.0390	0.0321	0.0151	1.2571	3	2	1	4	MLE
	100	0.0320	0.0308	0.0067	1.0578	3	2	1	4	MLE
	150	0.0306	0.0293	0.0052	0.0743	3	2	1	4	MLE
II	10	0.1321	0.0583	0.0784	1.9845	3	1	2	4	MOM
	50	0.0432	0.0324	0.0156	1.1234	3	2	1	4	MLE
	100	0.0347	0.0299	0.0087	1.0451	3	2	1	4	MLE
	150	0.0310	0.0291	0.0053	0.6548	3	2	1	4	MLE
III	10	0.0927	0.0740	0.0873	1.8257	3	1	2	4	MOM
	50	0.0403	0.0373	0.0205	1.0871	3	2	1	4	MLE
	100	0.0341	0.0324	0.0099	0.8246	3	2	1	4	MLE
	150	0.0311	0.0298	0.0074	0.0687	3	2	1	4	MLE
IV	10	0.2091	0.0804	0.1209	1.1248	3	1	2	4	MOM
	50	0.0923	0.0382	0.0225	1.0835	3	2	1	4	MLE
	100	0.0377	0.0318	0.0125	0.5413	3	2	1	4	MLE
	150	0.0344	0.0289	0.0081	0.0579	3	2	1	4	MLE