Nonparametric estimator for mean residual life and vitality function

Statistical Papers

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 263-276

  Guillamon A ^a   Navarro, J ^a   Ruiz, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Kernel density estimator; Kernel reliability estimator; Mean residual life function; Vitality function

Indexed keywords

EID: 0542419515     PISSN: 09325026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02929703     Document Type: Article

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