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Some results on an additive hazards model

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In the present paper, we study the analytical properties of an addictive hazards model. The ageing properties of the baseline random variable and the induced random variable are compared. Various stochastic orders that relate these two variables are also explored.

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  1. Department of Statistics, Cochin University of Sicence and Technology, Cochin, 682 022, India

    N. Unnikrishnan Nair & P. G. Sankaran

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Nair, N.U., Sankaran, P.G. Some results on an additive hazards model. Metrika 75, 389–402 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00184-010-0332-6

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