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New maximum entropy methods for modeling lifetime distributions

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  • Majid Asadi
  • Nader Ebrahimi
  • Ehsan S. Soofi
  • Somayeh Zarezadeh

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This article introduces two new maximum entropy (ME) methods for modeling the distribution of time to an event. One method is within the classical ME framework and provides characterizations of change point models such as the piecewise exponential distribution. The second method uses the entropy of the equilibrium distribution (ED) for the objective function and provides new characterizations of the exponential, Weibull, Pareto, and uniform distributions. With the same moment constraints, the classical ME and the maximum ED entropy algorithms generate different models for the interarrival time. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 61: 427–434, 2014

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  • Majid Asadi & Nader Ebrahimi & Ehsan S. Soofi & Somayeh Zarezadeh, 2014. "New maximum entropy methods for modeling lifetime distributions," Naval Research Logistics (NRL), John Wiley & Sons, vol. 61(6), pages 427-434, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:navres:v:61:y:2014:i:6:p:427-434
    DOI: 10.1002/nav.21593
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