A Probability distribution for first birth interval

Authors

  • O. P. Singh Department of Statistics, Udai Pratap College, Varanasi - 221002 India
  • V. K. Singh Department of Statistics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221005 India
  • D. S. Pathak Department of Statistics Faculty of Science and Technology, M. G. Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi - 221002 India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25336/P6MW42

Abstract

The paper attempts to develop a probability model for first birth interval incorporating incidence of foetal wastages prior to live birth and the phenomenon of physical separation which are still prevalent in many developing societies. The fact that fecundability varies considerably over a random group of females is also taken into account. Estimates of certain parameters of the model have been obtained by utilizing a real set of data on the time of first complete conception.

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Published

2006-12-31