On the incompatibility of Gompertz or Weibull survival dynamics with exponentially distributed individual lifespans

DOI10.1007/BF02459951zbMath0641.92013OpenAlexW4240211026WikidataQ52579769 ScholiaQ52579769MaRDI QIDQ1101038

Matthew Witten, Frank M. Guess

Publication date: 1988

Published in: Bulletin of Mathematical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02459951

zbMATH Keywords

exponential survival distributionGompertz survival distributionstrictly increasing mortality rateWeibull survival distribution

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Population dynamics (general) (92D25) Reliability and life testing (62N05)

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