ArticleOriginal scientific text
Title
Characteristic properties of generalized order statistics from exponential distributions
Authors 1, 1
Affiliations
- Department of Statistics, University of Dortmund, 44221 Dortmund, Germany
Abstract
Exponential distributions are characterized by distributional properties of generalized order statistics. These characterizations include known results for ordinary order statistics and record values as particular cases.
Keywords
aging properties, generalized order statistics, exponential distribution, spacings, characterization
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Pages:
383-391
Main language of publication
English
Received
1995-12-01
Accepted
1996-07-20
Published
1997
Exact and natural sciences