Some stochastic comparisons of conditional coherent systems

Applied Stochastic Models in Business and Industry

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 541-549

  Li, Xiaohu ^a   Zhang, Zhengcheng ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hazard rate order; Inactivity time; Likelihood ratio order; Residual life; Reversed hazard rate order; Signature

Indexed keywords

HAZARD RATE ORDER; INACTIVITY TIME; LIKELIHOOD RATIO ORDER; RESIDUAL LIFE; REVERSED HAZARD RATE ORDER; SIGNATURE;

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

EID: 56749161650     PISSN: 15241904     EISSN: 15264025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asmb.715     Document Type: Article

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