Abstract

One of the objectives of quantile-based reliability analysis is to make use of quantile functions as models in lifetime data analysis. Accordingly, in this chapter, we discuss the characteristics of certain quantile functions known in the literature. The models considered are the generalized lambda distribution of Ramberg and Schmeiser, the generalized Tukey lambda family of Freimer, Kollia, Mudholkar and Lin, the four-parameter distribution of …