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Minimum K-phi-divergence estimator

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2004-04
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In the present work, the problem of estimating parameters of statistical models for categorical data is analyzed. The minimum K-phi-divergence estimator is obtained minimizing the K-phi-divergence measure between the theoretical and the empirical probability vectors. Its asymptotic properties are obtained. Rom a simulation study, the conclusion is that our estimator emerges as an attractive alternative to the classical maximum likelihood estimator.
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