On a recent generalization of gamma distribution

Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 223-233

  Ghitany, M E ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Generalized gamma distribution; Generalized gamma function; Generalized incomplete gamma function; Hazard rate; Mean residual life

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038643419     PISSN: 03610926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03610929808832662     Document Type: Article

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