@article{paperid:1018503, author = {Doostparast, Mahdi and N. Balakrishnan}, title = {Optimal sample size for record data and associated cost analysis for exponential distribution}, journal = {Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation}, year = {2010}, volume = {80}, number = {12}, month = {December}, issn = {0094-9655}, pages = {1389--1401}, numpages = {12}, keywords = {Exponential model; Life-testing experiment; Record values; Maximum likelihood estimator; Fisher information; Optimal sample size; Cost function.}, }