Table 2 Relative mean squared error of D2 to WLS
From: Simple estimators of the intensity of seasonal occurrence
| Â | Overdispersed | Autocorrelated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
True R | n = 150 | n = 500 | n = 2500 | n = 150 | n = 500 | n = 2500 |
1.05 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.61 | 0.66 |
1.30 | 0.71 | 0.88 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 0.93 | 1.05 |
1.55 | 0.82 | 0.96 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 1.04 |
1.80 | 0.91 | 0.96 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.04 |
2.05 | 0.92 | 0.97 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.06 |
2.30 | 0.94 | 0.97 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.07 |
2.55 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.09 |
2.80 | 1.01 | 0.99 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.11 |
3.05 | 1.07 | 1.00 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 1.13 |