Some new characterizations of the exponential distribution in the class of distributions with monotone hazard rate are obtained. The characterizations are formulated in terms of expectations of order statistics.
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Proceedings of the XXXIII International Seminar on Stability Problems for Stochastic Models, Svetlogorsk, Russia,
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Ushakov, N.G., Ushakov, V.G. Moment-Based Characterizations of the Exponential Distribution in the Class of Distributions with Monotone Hazard Rate. J Math Sci 234, 759–769 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10958-018-4041-4
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