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Inference on the reliability P(Y < X) in the gamma case

  • Moon, Yeung-Gil (Department of Tourism Quality Management, Kangwon Tourism College) ;
  • Lee, Chang-Soo (Department of Mobile Engineering, Kyungwoon University)
  • Published : 2009.01.31
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Abstract

We shall derive a quotient distribution of two independent gamma variables and its moment and reliability are represented by hypergeometric function and Wittaker's function. And we shall consider an inference on the reliability in two independent gamma random variables.

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