Some new results involving the NBU(2) class of life distributions

Journal of Applied Probability

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 242-247

  Li, Xiaohu ^a   Kochar, Subhash C ^b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Convolution; Excess lifetime; NBU(2); Series systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035533795     PISSN: 00219002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1239/jap/996986658     Document Type: Article

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