Title :
Moment Identities for Nonnegative Variables via Integrated Survival Curves
Author :
Samaniego, Francisco J.
Author_Institution :
Division of Statistics; University of California; Davis, CA 95616 USA.
Abstract :
Two identities are established for moments of nonnegative random variables in terms of multiple integrals or sums of survival probabilities. Some applications are indicated.
Keywords :
Equations; Random variables; Reliability theory; Symmetric matrices; Moments; New better than used (NBU); Survival curves; Truncated geometric distribution;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1982.5221430
