Tests and confidence sets for comparing two mean residual life functions

R. L. Berger; D. D. Boos; F. M. Guess

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Tests and confidence sets for comparing two mean residual life functions

R. L. Berger, D. D. Boos, F. M. Guess

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The mean residual life function of a population gives an intuitive and interesting perspective on the aging process. Here we present new nonparametric methods for comparing mean residual life functions based on two independent samples. These methods have the flexibility to handle crossings of the functions and result in a new type of confidence set. We also discuss similar methods for comparison of median residual life functions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	103-115
Number of pages	13
Journal	Biometrics
Volume	44
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/2531899
State	Published - 1988
Externally published	Yes

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Statistics and Probability
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Immunology and Microbiology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Applied Mathematics

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