Estimation of the Jump-Point in a Hazard Function

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Abstract

We consider a piecewise constant hazard function with exactly one jump point, say τ. It uniquely determines an Exponential distribution whose density features a discontinuity of the first kind at the change point τ. Assuming that τ is the unknown parameter of interest, the maximum likelihood estimator is shown to be strongly consistent for τ. Its computation is very simple, because it requires merely a finite number of comparisons. Some graphics and calculations illustrate our results.

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)251-261
Number of pages11
JournalStochastics and Quality Control
Volume18
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 10 Oct 2003
Peer-reviewedYes