EXACT DISTRIBUTIONS OF THE EMPIRICAL GENERALIZED SURVIVAL AND DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS

John J. Hsieh (U. S. A.)

Received May 13, 2008; Revised July 8, 2008

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Keywords and phrases: residual life, failure time, distribution theory, mixed distribution, generalized function, renewal process, stationary population, life table, reliability, survival analysis.