The Cox (1972) regression model is extended to include discrete and mixed continuous/discrete failure time data by retaining the multiplicative hazard rate form of the absolutely continuous model. Application of martingale arguments to the regression parameter estimating function show the Breslow(1974) estimator to be consistent and asymptotically Gaussian under this model. A computationally co...

We present a fast and exact novel algorithm to compute maximum likelihood estimates for the number of defects initially contained in a software, using the hypergeometric software reliability model. The algorithm is based on a rigorous and comprehensive mathematical analysis of the growth behavior of the likelihood function for the hypergeometric model. We also study a numerical example taken fr...

We construct an explicit orthonormal basis of piecewise i+1Fi hypergeometric polynomials for the Alpert multiresolution analysis. The Fourier transform of each basis function is written in terms of 2F3 hypergeometric functions. Moreover, the entries in the matrix equation connecting the wavelets with the scaling functions are shown to be balanced 4F3 hypergeometric functions evaluated at 1, whi...

The present paper establishes several new integral representations of the Euler type and Laplace for some Gauss hypergeometric functions three variables. main results are obtained by using properties Gamma beta functions. novel carried out through ten Therefore, all derived integrals generalization representation classical function one two In addition, numerical examples were given to describe ...

We find sufficient conditions for log-convexity and log-concavity for the functions of the forms a 7→ ∑ fk(a)kx , a 7→ ∑ fkΓ(a + k)x k and a 7→ ∑ fkx k/(a)k. The most useful examples of such functions are generalized hypergeometric functions. In particular, we generalize the Turán inequality for the confluent hypergeometric function recently proved by Barnard, Gordy and Richards and log-convexi...

This paper investigates a new family of special functions referred to as hypergeometric zeta functions. Derived from the integral representation of the classical Riemann zeta function, hypergeometric zeta functions exhibit many properties analogous to their classical counterpart, including the intimate connection to Bernoulli numbers. These new properties are treated in detail and are used to d...

in this paper, a bayesian approach is proposed for shift point detection in an inverse gaussian distribution. in this study, the mean parameter of inverse gaussian distribution is assumed to be constant and shift points in shape parameter is considered. first the posterior distribution of shape parameter is obtained. then the bayes estimators are derived under a class of priors and using variou...

This paper investigates a generalization the classical Hurwitz zeta function. It is shown that many of the properties exhibited by this special function extends to class of functions called hypergeometric Hurwitz zeta functions, including their analytic continuation to the complex plane and a pre-functional equation satisfied by them. As an application, a formula for moments of hypergeometric H...