@article{ref1,
title="The univariate generalized Waring distribution in relation to accident theory: proneness, spells or contagion?",
journal="Biometrics",
year="1983",
author="Xekalaki, E.",
volume="39",
number="4",
pages="887-895",
abstract="The univariate generalized Waring distribution (UGWD) was derived by Irwin [1968, 1975, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A 131, 205-225 and 138, 18-31 (Part I), 204-227 (Part II), 374-384 (Part III)] as the distribution of accidents of an 'accident prone' population exposed to variable risk. This paper considers two further derivations of the UGWD in the context of accidents; these are based on a 'contagion' hypothesis and a 'spells' hypothesis, respectively. Both models assume that individuals are exposed to varying environmental risk. The problem of distinguishing between the three models is considered and some examples are given.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0006-341X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}