Author(s)

G. Nanjundan, T. Raveendra Naika

Department of Statistics, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India.
Maharani’s Science College for Women, Bangalore, India.

This paper discusses the estimation of parameters in the zero-inflated Poisson (ZIP) model by the method of moments. The method of moments estimators (MMEs) are analytically compared with the maximum likelihood estimators (MLEs). The results of a modest simulation study are presented.

Zero-Inflated Poisson Model; Maximum Likelihood and Moment Estimators; EM Algorithm; Asymptotic Relative Efficiency

G. Nanjundan and T. Naika, "Asymptotic Comparison of Method of Moments Estimators and Maximum Likelihood Estimators of Parameters in Zero-Inflated Poisson Model," Applied Mathematics, Vol. 3 No. 6, 2012, pp. 610-616. doi: 10.4236/am.2012.36095.