Log-concave probability and its applications (Q2486959)

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    Log-concave probability and its applications (English)
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    17 August 2005
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    In the abstract the authors say that ``this paper catalogs a series of theorems relating log-concavity and/or log-convexity of probability density functions, distribution functions, reliability functions, and their integrals.'' The authors ``list a large number of commonly-used probability distributions and report the log-concavity or log-convexity of their density functions and their integrals.'' They ``also discuss a variety of applications of log-concavity that have appeared in the literature.''
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    Log-concavity
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    Reliability
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    Hazard functions
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    Probability distributions
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    Failure rates
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    Costly appraisals
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    Mean residual lifetime.
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