TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1983//
TI  - The univariate generalized Waring distribution in relation to accident theory: proneness, spells or contagion?
JO  - Biometrics
A1  - Xekalaki, E.
SP  - 887
EP  - 895
VL  - 39
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0006-341X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -