"Essays in Honor of Professor Richard E. Barlow on His 70th Birthday Yu
Hayakawa, Richard E. Barlow, Telba Irony, Min Xie. CHAPTER 9
NONMONOTONIC FAILURE RATES AND MEAN RESIDUAL LIFE FUNCTIONS
Ramesh C. Gupta Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469-5752, U.S.A. E-mail: ..."
"Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics, 41(3),617–622. 2. Barlow, R.E.,
Marshall, A.W. and Proscham, F.(1963). Properties of probability distributions
with monotone hazard rate. Annals of Mathematical Statistics, 34, 375–389. 3.
Barlow, R.E. and Proschan, F. (1975). Statistical Theory of Reliability and Life
Testing. Rinehart and ... residual life function in survival studies. Statistical
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"This volume is a collection of articles on reliability systems and Bayesian reliability analysis. Written by reputable researchers, the articles are self-contained and are linked with literature reviews and new research ideas. The book is dedicated to Emeritus Professor Richard E. Barlow, who is well known for his pioneering research on reliability theory and Bayesian reliability analysis."