On the median residual lifetime and its aging properties: A characterization theorem and applications

Naval Research Logistics

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 370-380

  Lillo, Rosa E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Characterization theorems; Criteria for aging; Mean residual lifetime function; Median residual lifetime function; Reliability functions

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; FUNCTIONS; LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; THEOREM PROVING;

CHARACTERIZATION THEOREMS; CRITERIA FOR AGING; MEDIAN RESIDUAL LIFETIME FUNCTION (MRLF); RELIABILITY FUNCTIONS;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 18744367547     PISSN: 0894069X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nav.20082     Document Type: Article

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