Simpson-type paradoxes, dependence, and ageing

Journal of Applied Probability

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 119-131

  Scarsini, Marco ^a   Spizzichino, Fabio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

DFR; IFR; MIFR; Positive dependence; Simpson's paradox; Weakened by failure; Yule's reversal paradox

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033238270     PISSN: 00219002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021900200016892     Document Type: Article

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