Inference for the linear combination of two independent exponential random variables based on fuzzy data

Year 2019, Volume: 48 Issue: 6, 1859 - 1869, 08.12.2019

Hina Basharat , Saima Mustafa , Shahid Mahmood , Young Bae Jun

https://doi.org/10.15672/hujms.470452

Cited By: 2

Abstract

In this article, we have derived the distribution of a linear combination of two independent exponential random variables. The parameter estimates of the proposed distribution are obtained by using the maximum likelihood estimation method and the method of moments from fuzzy data. The findings in this paper show that estimation expertise is still valuable to any organization based on the precise and certain information. The proposed research consisted in developing an estimation technique using fuzzy logic and this is often measured in terms of linguistic values, which is very helpful and beneficial  for the certain and precise results.

Keywords

Linear combination, Exponential distribution, Parameter estimation, Fuzzy numbers, Fuzzy logics

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