Hazard Function

The hazard function (also known as the failure rate, hazard rate, or force of mortality) is the ratio of the probability density function to the survival function , given by

			(1)
			(2)

where is the distribution function (Evans et al. 2000, p. 13).

See also

Mills Ratio, Probability Density Function, Survival Function

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References

Evans, M.; Hastings, N.; and Peacock, B. Statistical Distributions, 3rd ed. New York: Wiley, 2000.

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