Publisher's Synopsis
We consider some distributions that are useful in survival analysis. In the literature on
survival analysis, certain parametric models have been used such as exponential and
Weibull models. Log-normal and gamma distribution are generally less convenient
computationally, but are still frequently applied. Here we discuss some of the standard
failure time models for homogeneous populations. The properties and the theoretical
bases of these distributions are considered briefly. The distributions will be studied in
the simplest case of independently and identically distributed random variables. The
random variable T denote the lifetime which we are interested in making inferences
about.
