Selecting Uniform Populations Using Type II Censored Data

SYNOPTIC ABSTRACT

This paper deals with the selection of ℓ best of k independent one-parameter uniform scale parameter populations. A procedure based on the Gupta-Sobel statistic which uses Type II censored data from each population is given. A related problem of the interval estimation of an ordered parameter is considered. The constants needed to solve the two problems based on exact methods and normal approximations are tabulated in selected cases.

Key Words and Phrases:

• uniform distribution
• type II censored data
• interval estimation
• ranking and selection
• indifference zone