Table 7 The result of comparison between our new distribution \(NBS({\alpha }_{N},{\beta }_{N})\) and \(BS\left(\alpha ,\beta \right)\).

From: Birnbaum Saunders distribution for imprecise data: statistical properties, estimation methods, and real life applications

Application

Distribution

MLE

− 2LL

AIC

BIC

Application 1

\(NBS({\alpha }_{N},{\beta }_{N})\)

\({\alpha }_{N}=\left(\mathrm{0.0019,0.0020}\right)\)

\({\beta }_{N}=(\mathrm{0.0044,0.0047})\)

(2929.146,2999.523)

(5860.827,5897.769)

(5864.169,5904.826)

\(BS\left(\alpha ,\beta \right)\)

\(\alpha =0.0019\)

\(\beta =0.0503\)

11,939.523

23,855.62

23,887.02

Application 2

\(NBS({\alpha }_{N},{\beta }_{N})\)

\({\alpha }_{N}=\left(\mathrm{0.0626,0.0456}\right)\)

\({\beta }_{N}=(\mathrm{0.7583,7546})\)

(4403.694,4599.646)

(4407.694,4503)

(4409.474,4505.427)

\(BS\left(\alpha ,\beta \right)\)

\(\alpha =0.0528\)

\(\beta =0.7562\)

4671.254

4675.254

4677.035