Eryilmaz, SerkanEryılmaz, SerkanIndustrial Engineering2024-07-052024-07-05201650167-71521879-210310.1016/j.spl.2016.01.0232-s2.0-84958260519https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spl.2016.01.023https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14411/513Eryilmaz, Serkan/0000-0002-2108-1781In this paper, a new class of lifetime distributions which is obtained by compounding arbitrary continuous lifetime distribution and discrete phase-type distribution is introduced. In particular, the class of exponential-phase type distributions is studied with some details. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessMaximum likelihood estimationMixed distributionPhase-type distributionsGeometric distribution of order kArticleQ41126371WOS:000374602100010