The limiting failure rate for a convolution of gamma distributions

DOI10.1016/J.SPL.2014.06.018MaRDI QIDQ467019zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

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

Publication date 3 November 2014

Published in Statistics \& Probability Letters (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spl.2014.06.018

zbMATH Keywords

convolutiondecreasing failure ratefailure rate functiongamma densitiesincreasing failure ratereliability

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Reliability and life testing (62N05)

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