Download or read book Advances in Distribution Theory, Order Statistics, and Inference written by N. Balakrishnan and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-05-17 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to honor the fundamental contributions to many different areas of statistics made by Barry Arnold. Distinguished and active researchers highlight some of the recent developments in statistical distribution theory, order statistics and their properties, as well as inferential methods associated with them. Applications to survival analysis, reliability, quality control, and environmental problems are emphasized.