Parameter Estimation for the Linear Hazard Rate Distribution Based on Records and Inter-record Times

The linear hazard rate distribution (LHRD) is a two-parameter distribution that contains exponential and generalized Rayleigh distributions as special cases. It has applications in a number of fields including reliability improvement, life testing, and survival analysis. An iterative EM algorithm is presented to compute maximum likelihood estimates (MLEs) for the LHRD based on records and inter-record times. Simulation results indicate that the …