Rojo, Javier; Ghebremichael, Musie - In: Journal of Multivariate Analysis 97 (2006) 2, pp. 431-454
Situations occur frequently in which the mean residual life (mrl) functions of two populations must be ordered. For example, if a mechanical device is improved, the mrl function for the improved device should not be less than that of the original device. Also, mrl functions for medical patients...