Comparisons are obtained between a linear combination of order statistics from a distribution F and a corresponding linear combination from a distribution G where G-1F is (a) convex, and (b) starshaped. The results have applications in life testing where the underlying distribution has monotone failure rate or monotone failure rate on the average.
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