CLASSES OF LIFE DISTRIBUTIONS AND RENEWAL COUNTING PROCESS

被引:33
作者
CHEN, YH
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关键词
EXPONENTIAL DISTRIBUTION; RENEWAL COUNTING PROCESS; DFR; NBU; NWU; NBUE; NWUE;
D O I
10.2307/3215334
中图分类号
O21 [概率论与数理统计]; C8 [统计学];
学科分类号
020208 ; 070103 ; 0714 ;
摘要
We prove that if the renewal function M(t) corresponding to a life distribution Fis convex (concave) then Fis NBU (NWU), and hence answer two questions posed by Shaked and Zhu (1992). Moreover, based on the renewal function, some characterizations of the exponential distribution within certain classes of life distributions are given.
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页码:1110 / 1115
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