On a New Generalization of the Exponential Distribution

Abstract

This paper introduces a two-parameter family of distri-
butions which includes the ordinary exponential distribution as a
special case. This distribution exhibits monotone hazard rate and
may be a competitor to the families of two parameter gamma and
Weibull distributions. Various statistical and reliability aspects
of this model is explored. Several numerical examples based on
real data show the °exibility of the new distribution for modeling
proposes.