DocumentCode
1315922
Title
Failure-rate functions for doubly-truncated random variables
Author
Navarro, Jorge ; Ruiz, Jose M.
Author_Institution
Dept. de Matematica Aplicada y Estadistica, Murcia Univ., Spain
Volume
45
Issue
4
fYear
1996
fDate
12/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
685
Lastpage
690
Abstract
The failure rate function is generalized for doubly-truncated random variables. This generalized function is used to characterize the distribution function and to obtain the properties that any function must have to be a generalized failure rate function, both for continuous and discrete random variables. From the theoretical results are constructed nonparametric estimators of the Kaplan-Meier type and cumulative-hazard type
Keywords
estimation theory; failure analysis; random processes; Kaplan-Meier estimators; continuous random variables; cumulative-hazard estimators; discrete random variables; distribution function; doubly-truncated random variables; failure rate function; generalized function; nonparametric estimators; Distribution functions; Hazards; Random variables;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9529
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/24.556594
Filename
556594
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