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Fourth Order extension

In the fourth order case, the expressions for $\frac{h_\theta(\theta)}{h(\theta)}$, $\frac{f_\theta(m\vert\theta)}{f(m\vert\theta)}$, $F_\theta(\theta)$ and $G_\theta(\theta)$ have to be derived. Then, a fourth-order estimate $\hat{\theta}$ can be found by substituting the results into equation ([*]).


 \begin{displaymath}
\begin{split}
\frac{h_\theta(\theta)}{h(\theta)} &= 0 \\
\f...
...= - \frac{18N}{\theta^4} + \frac{18N}{(1-\theta)^4}
\end{split}\end{displaymath} (55)

Although equation ([*]) cannot be solved analytically for $\theta$, it can still be solved numerically.



Edmund Lam
2000-12-04