The limiting failure rate for a convolution of life distributions

DOI10.1239/jap/1445543854zbMath1323.62100OpenAlexW1757985425MaRDI QIDQ3449940

Henry W. Block, Naftali A. Langberg, Thomas H. Savits

Publication date: 30 October 2015

Published in: Journal of Applied Probability (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.jap/1445543854

zbMATH Keywords

reliabilityconvolutiondecreasing failure rateincreasing failure ratefailure rate function

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of renewal theory (reliability, demand theory, etc.) (60K10) Reliability and life testing (62N05)

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