Ghitany, M.E.; Alqallaf, F.; Al-Mutairi, D.K.; Husain, H.A. - In: Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM) 81 (2011) 6, pp. 1190-1201
A two-parameter weighted Lindley distribution is proposed for modeling survival data. The proposed distribution has the property that the hazard rate (mean residual life) function exhibits bathtub (upside-down bathtub) or increasing (decreasing) shapes. Simulation studies are conducted to...