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Ageing concepts: An approach based on quantile function

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  • Unnikrishnan Nair, N.
  • Vineshkumar, B.

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The notion of ageing plays an important role in reliability analysis and in identifying life distributions. Most of the ageing concepts existing in the literature are described on the basis of measures defined in terms of the distribution function. Recently, the role of quantile functions has also been identified as lifetime models, and reliability functions based on distribution functions were redefined in terms of quantile functions. In the present paper, we redefine some important popular ageing concepts using quantile functions. The uses of new definitions are illustrated by discussing ageing properties of some quantile function models.

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  • Unnikrishnan Nair, N. & Vineshkumar, B., 2011. "Ageing concepts: An approach based on quantile function," Statistics & Probability Letters, Elsevier, vol. 81(12), pages 2016-2025.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:stapro:v:81:y:2011:i:12:p:2016-2025
    DOI: 10.1016/j.spl.2011.08.008
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