ActuDistns (version 3.0)

hmakehambeard: Makeham-Beard hazard rate function

Description

Computes the hazard rate function of the Makeham-Beard distribution

Usage

hmakehambeard(x, alpha = 1, beta = 1, rho = 1, epsilon = 1)

Arguments

x

scale or vector of positive values at which the hazard rate function needs to be computed

alpha

the value of alpha parameter, must be positive

beta

the value of beta parameter, must be positive

rho

the value of rho parameter, must be positive

epsilon

the value of epsilon parameter, must be positive

Value

x, giving the hazard rate function values computed at x

References

S. Nadarajah, S. A. A. Bakar, Tabulations of survival models for actuarial use, submitted

Examples

y=hmakehambeard(x)