Figures (11)  Tables (5)
    • Figure 1. 

      Graph of PDF of RGW distribution for different values of parameters.

    • Figure 2. 

      Graphs CDF of RGW distribution for different values of parameters.

    • Figure 3. 

      The reliability function of the RGW distribution.

    • Figure 4. 

      (a) Plot of the hazard rate function of the RGW distribution. (b) Clean plot of the hazard rate function of the RGW distribution.

    • Figure 5. 

      Plot of the cumulative hazard rate function of the RGW distribution.

    • Figure 6. 

      Histogram of observed and fitted lines of values of the number of customers for waiting time.

    • Figure 7. 

      P-P plot of customers for waiting time.

    • Figure 8. 

      Empirical and fitted number of patients against remission time.

    • Figure 9. 

      P-P plot of remission time.

    • Figure 10. 

      MSE comparison across parameter sets for RGW simulation.

    • Figure 11. 

      Bias comparison across parameter sets for RGW simulation.

    • Models$ \alpha $$ \beta $$ \theta $$ a $$ b $NLLAICBICKS (sig.)ADCVM
      Weibull1.46110.952318.618641.236646.450.0574 (0.897)0.40310.0607
      Beta-W0.72449.4843.61010.959316.946641.891652.310.0368 (0.999)0.12880.0177
      MO-W2.21950.5750.016318.688643.376651.190.0478 (0.976)0.26260.0295
      KuW10.36747.185.36981.733317.482644.965657.990.0453 (0.987)0.22040.0337
      TrW1.57114.0290.611317.796641.591649.410.0488(0.972)0.25950.0384
      RGW1.0858.0950.841316.945639.890647.710.0376 (0.999)0.12710.0176

      Table 1. 

      Estimated parameters and test statistics for waiting time.

    • Models$ \alpha $$ \beta $$ \theta $$ a $$ b $NLLAICBICKS(Sig.)ADCVM
      Weibull1.0489.5607414.087832.174837.8780.0700 (0.557)0.9580.154
      Beta-W0.52849.6433.6728.679410.839829.678841.0860.0466 (0.944)0.2970.045
      MO-W1.66049.984410.321826.642835.1980.0357 (0.997)0.1860.019
      KuW1.0000.3354.24348.68411.537833.075847.3350.056(0.820)0.4880.079
      TrW1.13314.6190.745411.958829.916838.4730.0587(0.769)0.5600.088
      RGW0.78614.3024.082409.824825.649834.2050.0344 (0.998)0.1270.017

      Table 2. 

      Estimated parameters and test statistics for remission time of bladder cancer.

    • Sample size Parameter True value Estimate Bias MSE
      100 θ 1.5 1.954 0.454 0.257
      α 2.0 2.570 0.570 0.368
      β 0.8 1.199 0.399 0.169
      200 θ 1.5 1.922 0.422 0.187
      α 2.0 2.549 0.549 0.323
      β 0.8 1.194 0.394 0.158
      500 θ 1.5 1.905 0.405 0.166
      α 2.0 2.551 0.551 0.311
      β 0.8 1.186 0.385 0.150

      Table 3. 

      Simulation results for Set I.

    • Sample sizeParameterTrue valueEstimateBiasMSE
      100θ2.01.925−0.0750.039
      α3.03.8520.8520.824
      β1.82.2610.4610.224
      200θ2.01.900−0.1000.017
      α3.03.8190.8190.717
      β1.82.2570.4570.213
      500θ2.01.887−0.1130.015
      α3.03.8190.8190.687
      β1.82.4900.4490.203

      Table 4. 

      Simulation results for Set II.

    • Sample sizeParameterTrue valueEstimateBiasMSE
      100θ3.02.919−0.080711.577
      α3.02.999−0.00120.0705
      β3.02.940−0.05960.1979
      200θ3.02.912−0.08824.2503
      α3.02.967−0.03130.0396
      β3.02.966−0.03380.1346
      500θ3.03.013 0.01272.2105
      α3.02.975−0.02460.0184
      β3.02.993−0.00680.0755

      Table 5. 

      Simulation results for Set III.