Exponential Distribution: Theory, Methods and Applications [Paperback]

The exponential distribution is one of the most significant and widely used distribution in statistical practice. It possesses several important statistical properties, and yet exhibits great mathematical tractability. This volume provides a systematic and comprehensive synthesis of the diverse literature on the theory and applications of the exponGenesis   Basic Distributional Results and Properties   Order Statistics and Their Properties   MLEs under Censoring and Truncation and Inference   Linear Estimation under Censoring and Inference   Reliability Estimation and Applications   Inferences under Two-Sample and Multi-Sample Situations   Tolerance Limits and Acceptance Sampling Plans   Prediction Problems   Bayesian Inference and Applications   Conditional Inference and Applications   Characterizations   Goodness-of-Fit Tests   Outliers and Some Related Inferential Issues   Extensions to Estimation under Multiple-Outlier Models   Selection and Ranking Procedures   Record Values   Related Distributions and Some Generalizations   Mixtures - Models and Applications   Bivariate Exponential Distributions   Inference for Multivariate Exponential Distributions   Optimal Tests in Multivariate Exponential Distributions   Accelerated Life Testing with Applications   System Reliability and Associated Inference   Exponential Regression with Applications   Two-Stage and Multi-Stage Estimation   Two-Stage and Multi-Stage Tests of Hypotheses   Sequential Inference   Competing Risks Thl³9