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Properties of moments for s-order equilibrium distributions

Part of: Distribution theory - Probability Special processes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Asok K. Nanda ,
Kanchan Jain  and
Harshinder Singh
Kanchan Jain*
Affiliation:
Panjab University
Harshinder Singh*
Affiliation:
Panjab University
*
∗Postal address for all authors: Department of Statistics, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014, India.
∗Postal address for all authors: Department of Statistics, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014, India.
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Abstract

In this article we define the s-order equilibrium distribution of a life distribution and establish some interesting properties regarding moments for s-order equilibrium distributions. Results are expected to be useful in reliability and renewal processes.

Keywords

EQUILIBRIUM DISTRIBUTIONSTOCHASTIC ORDERING

MSC classification

Primary: 60K10: Applications (reliability, demand theory, etc.)
Secondary: 60E15: Inequalities; stochastic orderings
Type
Research Papers
Information
Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 33 , Issue 4 , December 1996 , pp. 1108 - 1111
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1996 

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