Journal of the Iranian Statistical Society

Applications of TP2 Functions in Theory of Stochastic Orders: A Review of some Useful Results

Authors

1 Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi, India

2 Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India

3 Department of Statistics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong

10.52547/jirss.20.1.269

Abstract

In the literature on Statistical Reliability Theory and Stochastic Orders, several results based on theory of TP < sub>2/RR2 functions have been extensively used in establishing various properties. In this paper, we provide a review of some useful results in this direction and highlight connections between them.

Keywords

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Journal of the Iranian Statistical Society
Volume 20, Issue 1
June 2021
Pages 269-287
  • Receive Date: 23 July 2022
  • Revise Date: 20 May 2024
  • Accept Date: 23 July 2022