Modified Moments and Maximum Likelihood Estimators for Parameters of Erlang Truncated Exponential Distribution

Abstract

This study derives the parameter estimation in truncated form of a continuous distribution which is comparable to Erlang truncated exponential distribution. The shape and scale parameter will predict the whole distributions properties. Approximation will be useful in making the mathematical calculation an easy understand for non-mathematician or statistician. An explicit mathematical derivation is seen for some properties of, Method of Moments, Skewness, Kurtosis, Mean and Variance, Maximum Likelihood Function and Reliability Analysis. We compared ratio and regression estimators empirically based on bias and coefficient of variation.