A Note on Spacings

  • Kim, S.H. (Department of Statistics and Information, Anyang University)
  • Published : 2000.12.01


In this paper, it will be shown that if the distribution function F of X is increasing (decresign) failure rate, then the spacings are engatively( Positively) dependent. Some numberical exmamples are illustrated.


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