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The ageing curve and partial orderings of life distributions

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In this paper we define a new measure to describe the process of ageing of lifetime distributions. In terms of this measure we will define three partial orderings of lifetime distributions. The relationships between these orderings and other classical orderings are studied.

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  1. Dpto. Matematica Aplicada y Estadistica, Universidad de Murcia, Apdo. 4021, 30071, Espinardo, Murcia, Spain

    F. Belzunce, J. Candel & J. M. Ruiz

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Belzunce, F., Candel, J. & Ruiz, J.M. The ageing curve and partial orderings of life distributions. Statistical Papers 37, 141–152 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02926578

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