A new lifetime distribution capable of modeling a bathtub-shaped hazard-rate function is proposed. The proposed model is derived as a limiting case of the Beta Integrated Model and has both the Weibull distribution and Type I extreme value distribution as special cases. The model can be considered as another useful 3-parameter generalization of the Weibull distribution. An advantage of the mode...

Abstract: A generalized version of four parameter modified inverse weibull distribution (MIWD) is introduced in this paper. This distribution generalizes the following distributions: (1) Modified Inverse exponential distribution, (2) Modified Inverse Rayleigh distribution, (3) Inverse weibull distribution. We provide a comprehensive description of the mathematical properties of the modified inv...

t A mixture parametric model is used to analyze the changing pattern of Taiwanese mortality from 1926 to 1991. Three different age ranges are modeled as mixtures of extreme value distributions, namely the Weibull, inverse Weibull, and Gompertz distributions. The results show a significant improvement of mortality over the years.