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Critical time distribution of the mixture inverse Gaussian hazard rate

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We have examined the maximum likelihood estimation of the critical time of the hazard rate for the mixture inverse Gaussian (MIG) model. We have obtained the limiting distribution, and showed the consistency of the estimator.

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  1. Department of Mathematics and Statisticsy, Coastal Carolina University, P.O.B. 261954, 29258-6054, Conway, SC, USA

    Olcay Akman & Prashant Sansgiry

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Akman, O., Sansgiry, P. Critical time distribution of the mixture inverse Gaussian hazard rate. Statistical Papers 43, 311–322 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00362-002-0106-y

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