On the estimation of the unknown sample size from the number of records

Suppose we have observed only the number of records in a random sample of unknown size n from a continuous distribution. Based on this data, we propose an unbiased estimator of n and derive expressions for its maximum likelihood estimator and an estimator based on the method of moments.

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Year of publication:	1996
Authors:	Moreno Rebollo, J. L. ; Barranco Chamorro, I. ; López Blázquez, F. ; Gómez Gómez, T.
Published in:	Statistics & Probability Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0167-7152. - Vol. 31.1996, 1, p. 7-12
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Lower records Estimation Sample size

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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