Bayesian and E-Bayesian Estimation for the Generalized Rayleigh Distribution under Different Forms of Loss Functions with Real Data Application

Abstract

This paper investigates the estimation of an unknown shape parameter of the generalized Rayleigh distribution using Bayesian and expected Bayesian estimation techniques based on type-II censoring data. Subsequently, these estimators are obtained using four different loss functions: the linear exponential loss function, the weighted linear exponential loss function, the compound linear exponential loss function, and the weighted compound linear exponential loss function. The weighted compound linear exponential loss function is a novel suggested loss function generated by combining weights with the compound linear exponential loss function. We use the gamma distribution as a prior distribution. In addition, the expected Bayesian estimator is obtained through three different prior distributions of the hyperparameters. Moreover, depending on the four distinct forms of loss functions, Bayesian and expected Bayesian estimation techniques are performed using Monte Carlo simulations to verify the effectiveness of the suggested loss function and to compare Bayesian and expected Bayesian estimation methods. Furthermore, the simulation results indicate that, depending on the minimum mean squared error, the Bayesian and expected Bayesian estimations corresponding to the weighted compound linear exponential loss function suggested in this paper have significantly better performance compared to other loss functions, and the expected Bayesian estimator also performs better than the Bayesian estimator. Finally, the proposed techniques are demonstrated using a set of real data from the medical field to clarify the applicability of the suggested estimators to real phenomena and to show that the discussed weighted compound linear exponential loss function is efficient and can be applied in a real-life scenario.