COMPARISON OF SEVERAL NONPARAMETRIC ESTIMATORS OF THE FAILURE RATE FUNCTION
Abstract
Several nonparametric estimators of the failure rate function, assuming that the true unknown failure rate is increasing, are proposed and their asymptotic properties compared. Finite sample comparisons are made using Monte Carlo methods.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0693989
Entities
People
- Richard E. Barlow
- Willem R. Van Zwet
Organizations
- University of California, Berkeley