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Log-concavity and monotonicity of hazard and reversed hazard functions of univariate and multivariate skew-normal distributions

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  • Ramesh Gupta
  • N. Balakrishnan

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  • Ramesh Gupta & N. Balakrishnan, 2012. "Log-concavity and monotonicity of hazard and reversed hazard functions of univariate and multivariate skew-normal distributions," Metrika: International Journal for Theoretical and Applied Statistics, Springer, vol. 75(2), pages 181-191, February.
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    DOI: 10.1007/s00184-010-0321-9
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