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Nonparametric smooth estimation of the expected inactivity time function
Authors:Chathuri L. Jayasinghe  P. Zeephongsekul
Affiliation:School of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia
Abstract:
The expected inactivity time (EIT) function (also known as the mean past lifetime function) is a well known reliability function which has application in many disciplines such as survival analysis, actuarial studies and forensic science, to name but a few. In this paper, we use a fixed design local polynomial fitting technique to obtain estimators for the EIT function when the lifetime random variable has an unknown distribution. It will be shown that the proposed estimators are asymptotically unbiased, consistent and also, when standardized, has an asymptotic normal distribution. An optimal bandwidth, which minimizes the AMISE (asymptotic mean integrated squared error) of the estimator, is derived. Numerical examples based on simulated samples from various lifetime distributions common in reliability studies will be presented to evaluate the performances of these estimators. Finally, three real life applications will also be presented to further illustrate the wide applicability of these estimators.
Keywords:Reliability function   Expected inactivity time function   Nonparametric estimation   Bandwidth estimation
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