Abstract
The Topp-Leone generalized power Weibull distribution, which is an
extension of generalized power Weibull, is proposed and its properties
explored. The failure rate of the proposed distribution exhibits increasing,
reversed J, upside-down bathtub, and bathtub shapes. Some statistical
properties are obtained: quantile function, moments, moment generating
function, incomplete moment, mean and median deviations, mean residual life
function, and Lorenz as well as Bonferroni curves. The maximum likelihood estimation
approach is deployed to estimate the model parameters. Simulation studies are
conducted to evaluate the performance and accuracy of the maximum likelihood
estimates of the model parameters. Applications of the model to real datasets
are presented. A location-scale regression model is also developed for the
proposed model and its application has been demonstrated with a real dataset.
Keywords: Bonferroni, Deviation, Mimicked, Simulation, and Upside-down
Bathtub.