Log-concave probability and its applications
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Publication:2486959
DOI10.1007/s00199-004-0514-4zbMath1077.60012OpenAlexW3121701465MaRDI QIDQ2486959
Publication date: 17 August 2005
Published in: Economic Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00199-004-0514-4
ReliabilityLog-concavityProbability distributionsFailure ratesCostly appraisalsHazard functionsMean residual lifetime.
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