Stochastic Comparisons of Nonhomogeneous Processes

Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 199-224

  Belzunce, Félix ^a   Lillo, Rosa E ^b   Ruiz, José Maria ^a   Shaked, Moshe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

HAZARD RATE ORDER; LIKELIHOOD RATIO ORDER; MEAN RESIDUAL LIFE; MINIMAL REPAIR; NON-HOMOGENEOUS; NONHOMOGENEOUS POISSON; STOCHASTIC COMPARISONS; STOCHASTIC ORDER;

RELIABILITY THEORY;

EID: 0035635440     PISSN: 02699648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0269964801152058     Document Type: Article

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