## 5 Simulation Study
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c c c c} \hline \hline \multirow{3}{*}{**Scenario**} & \multirow{3}{*}{**Number of Components**} & \multirow{3}{*}{**Component**} & \multirow{3}{*}{**Number of Generated Data**} & \multicolumn{3}{c}{**Parameter of EV-I Distribution**} & \multicolumn{3}{c}{**Estimated Parameter of EV-I Distribution**} \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & & & & & & & \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & & & & & & & \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & & & & & & & \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & & & & & & & \\ \hline \multirow{5}{*}{10} & \multirow{5}{*}{4} & 1 st & 250 & \(-2\) & 1 & 0.25 & \(-2.028\) & 0.9977 & 0.246 \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & 2 nd & 250 & 0 & 0.5 & 0.25 & \(-0.0213\) & 0.4975 & 0.2484 \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & 3 rd & 250 & 3 & 1.5 & 0.25 & 2.9958 & 1.496 & 0.2486 \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & 4 th & 250 & 5 & 0.2 & 0.25 & 5.0453 & 0.2054 & 0.257 \\ \hline \multirow{5}{*}{11} & \multirow{5}{*}{4} & 1 st & 500 & \(-2\) & 1 & 0.25 & \(-2.0375\) & 1.0029 & 0.2499 \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & 2 nd & 500 & 0 & 0.5 & 0.25 & \(-0.0127\) & 0.4979 & 0.2489 \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & 3 rd & 500 & 3 & 1.5 & 0.25 & 2.987 & 1.499 & 0.249 \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & 4 th & 500 & 5 & 0.2 & 0.25 & 5.0461 & 0.2035 & 0.2522 \\ \hline \multirow{5}{*}{12} & \multirow{5}{*}{4} & 1 st & 1000 & \(-2\) & 1 & 0.25 & \(-2.023\) & 1.0001 & 0.2506 \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & 2 nd & 1000 & 0 & 0.5 & 0.25 & 0.0266 & 0.5048 & 0.2507 \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & 3 rd & 1000 & 3 & 1.5 & 0.25 & 2.9932 & 1.4988 & 0.2496 \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & 4 th & 1000 & 5 & 0.2 & 0.25 & 5.0021 & 0.1985 & 0.2491 \\ \hline \multirow{5}{*}{13} & \multirow{5}{*}{5} & 1 st & 125 & \(-2\) & 1 & 0.2 & \(-1.9904\) & 0.9984 & 0.1953 \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & 2 nd & 125 & 0 & 0.5 & 0.2 & \(-0.0613\) & 0.4978 & 0.1948 \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & 3 rd & 125 & 3 & 1.5 & 0.2 & 3.0027 & 1.4953 & 0.1909 \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & 4 th & 125 & 5 & 0.2 & 0.2 & 5.0289 & 0.2024 & 0.1926 \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & 5 th & 125 & 7 & 1 & 0.2 & 6.9631 & 0.9953 & 0.2264 \\ \hline \multirow{5}{*}{14} & \multirow{5}{*}{5} & 1 st & 250 & \(-2\) & 1 & 0.2 & \(-2.0178\) & 0.9991 & 0.1952 \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & 2 nd & 250 & 0 & 0.5 & 0.2 & 0.0599 & 0.498 & 0.1969 \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & 3 rd & 250 & 3 & 1.5 & 0.2 & 3.0547 & 1.4995 & 0.2026 \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & 4 th & 250 & 5 & 0.2 & 0.2 & 4.9164 & 0.2005 & 0.1997 \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & 5 th & 250 & 7 & 1 & 0.2 & 6.952 & 0.9979 & 0.2056 \\ \hline \multirow{5}{*}{15} & \multirow{5}{*}{5} & 1 st & 500 & \(-2\) & 1 & 0.2 & \(-2.0065\) & 0.996 & 0.1992 \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & 2 nd & 500 & 0 & 0.5 & 0.2 & 0.0085 & 0.4998 & 0.2033 \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & 3 rd & 500 & 3 & 1.5 & 0.2 & 3.0289 & 1.5015 & 0.1974 \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & 4 th & 500 & 5 & 0.2 & 0.2 & 5.0036 & 0.1965 & 0.1983 \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & 5 th & 500 & 7 & 1 & 0.2 & 7.057 & 0.9978 & 0.2018 \\ \hline \multirow{5}{*}{16} & \multirow{5}{*}{5} & 1 st & 1000 & \(-2\) & 1 & 0.2 & \(-2.0132\) & 1.0048 & 0.2 \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & 2 nd & 1000 & 0 & 0.5 & 0.2 & \(-0.0128\) & 0.5025 & 0.2009 \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & 3 rd & 1000 & 3 & 1.5 & 0.2 & 2.9889 & 1.5011 & 0.2002 \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & 4 th & 1000 & 5 & 0.2 & 0.2 & 4.9884 & 0.1999 & 0.2004 \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & 5 th & 1000 & 7 & 1 & 0.2 & 7.0045 & 0.9996 & 0.1985 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 3: \(Cont.\)Figure 3: Histograms and predictive densities for the three-component EV-I mixture distribution with (**a**) 125, (**b**) 250, (**c**) 500, and (**d**) 1000 samples per component. Figure 2: Histograms and predictive densities for the two-component EV-I mixture distribution with (**a**) 125, (**b**) 250, (**c**) 500, and (**d**) 1000 samples per component. Figure 4: Histograms and predictive densities for the four-component EV-I mixture distribution with **(a)** 125, **(b)** 250, **(c)** 500, and **(d)** 1000 samples per component. Figure 5: Histograms and predictive densities for the five-component EV-I mixture distribution with **(a)** 125, **(b)** 250, **(c)** 500, and **(d)** 1000 samples per component.