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Reliability bounds for the ℒ-class and Laplace order

Part of: Survival analysis and censored data Operations research and management science

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Debasis Sengupta
Debasis Sengupta*
Affiliation:
Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta
*
∗ Postal address: Indian Statistical Institute, 203 Barrackpore Trunk Road, Calcutta 700 035, India.
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Abstract

Sharp upper and lower reliability bounds for the ℒ- and -classes of life distributions with a given mean are provided. Bounds are also given for a distribution which is related to a known distribution (not necessarily exponential) through the Laplace order.

Keywords

-CLASSHNBUEHNWUEQUEUING THEORY

MSC classification

Primary: 90B25: Reliability, availability, maintenance, inspection
Secondary: 90B22: Queues and service 62N05: Reliability and life testing

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Short Communications
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Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 32 , Issue 3 , September 1995 , pp. 832 - 835
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1995 

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