Reliability Properties of Extended Makeham Distributions

• Autorzy: EL-Bassiouny A. H. , Abdo N. F.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper investigates reliability properties of a flexible extended Makeham family of distributions. Quantiles are obtained and a probability distribution has for particular parameter values a bathtub hazard rate function.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Makeham distributions; reliability function; moments and quantiles

• Wydawca: Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry Scientific Publishers OWN, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Computational Methods in Science and Technology
• Rocznik: 2009
• Tom: Vol. 15, nr 2
• Strony: 143--149
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 7 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

EL-Bassiouny A. H.

autor

Abdo N. F.

• Mathematics Department Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt,

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