Empirical estimation for discrete-time semi-Markov processes with applications in reliability

Journal of Nonparametric Statistics

Volumn 18, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 483-498

  Barbu, Vlad ^a   Limnios, Nikolaos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Asymptotic properties; Availability; Discrete time semi Markov kernel; Nonparametric estimation; Reliability; Semi Markov chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547765893     PISSN: 10485252     EISSN: 10290311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10485250701261913     Document Type: Article

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