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The asymptotic properties for the estimators of the survival function and failure rate function based on WOD samples

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In this paper, the consistency for the estimators of the survival function and failure rate function in reliability theory is investigated. The strong consistency and the convergence rate for the estimators of the survival function and failure rate function based on widely orthant dependent (WOD, in short) samples are established. Our results established in the paper generalize the corresponding ones for independent samples and some negatively dependent samples.

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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11871072, 11671012, 11501004, and 11701005), the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province (1508085J06) and the Key Projects for Academic Talent of Anhui Province (gxbjZD2016005).

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Shen, A., Tao, H. & Wang, X. The asymptotic properties for the estimators of the survival function and failure rate function based on WOD samples. Stat Papers 61, 2671–2684 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00362-018-01064-w

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