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On a theorem of Ahsanullah and Rahman

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

J. S. Huang
J. S. Huang*
Affiliation:
University of Guelph
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Abstract

A characterization theorem of the exponential distribution by Ahsanullah and Rahman is examined in contrast to existing results by several other authors.

Keywords

CHARACTERIZATION OF EXPONENTIAL DISTRIBUTIONORDER STATISTICS
Type
Short Communications
Information
Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , March 1974 , pp. 216 - 218
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1974 

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