{"title":"Multivariate discrete scalar hazard rate","authors":"N. Unnikrishnan Nair, P.G. Sankaran","doi":"10.1016/j.stamet.2015.05.003","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In the present paper, we study the properties of the multivariate discrete scalar hazard rate. Its continuous analogue introduced in the early seventies did not attract much attention because it could not be used to identify the corresponding life distribution. We find the conditions under which an <span><math><mi>n</mi></math></span>-variate discrete scalar hazard rate can determine the distribution uniquely. Several other properties of this hazard rate which can be employed in modelling lifetime data are discussed. Some ageing classes based on the scalar hazard function are suggested.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48877,"journal":{"name":"Statistical Methodology","volume":"27 ","pages":"Pages 39-50"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2015-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.stamet.2015.05.003","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Statistical Methodology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1572312715000362","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q","JCRName":"Mathematics","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In the present paper, we study the properties of the multivariate discrete scalar hazard rate. Its continuous analogue introduced in the early seventies did not attract much attention because it could not be used to identify the corresponding life distribution. We find the conditions under which an -variate discrete scalar hazard rate can determine the distribution uniquely. Several other properties of this hazard rate which can be employed in modelling lifetime data are discussed. Some ageing classes based on the scalar hazard function are suggested.
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Statistical Methodology aims to publish articles of high quality reflecting the varied facets of contemporary statistical theory as well as of significant applications. In addition to helping to stimulate research, the journal intends to bring about interactions among statisticians and scientists in other disciplines broadly interested in statistical methodology. The journal focuses on traditional areas such as statistical inference, multivariate analysis, design of experiments, sampling theory, regression analysis, re-sampling methods, time series, nonparametric statistics, etc., and also gives special emphasis to established as well as emerging applied areas.