Reliability for lifetime distributions

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 37, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 683-688

  Nadarajah, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Exponential distributions; Gamma distributions; Hypergeometric functions; Incomplete beta function; Incomplete gamma function; Reliability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038358269     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7177(03)00074-8     Document Type: Article

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