On estimation of the mean parameter of a truncated normal disiribution with known coefficient of variation
G.G. Khatri, R.T. Ratani · Communication in Statistics- Theory and Methods · 1979
This paper eals with the proplem on estimating the mean paramerer of a truncated normal distribution with known coefficient of variation. In the previous treatment of this problem most authors have used the sample standared deviation for estimating this parameter. In the present paper we use Gini’s coefficient of mean difference g and obtain the minimum variance unbiased estimate of the mean based on a linear function of the sample mean and g, It is shown that this new estimate has desirable properties for small samples as well as for large samples. We also give a numerical example.