Exponential approximations in the classes of life distributions

In this paper we discuss the approximation of life distributions by exponential ones. The main results are: (1) F NBUE, where its mean is 1, we have , 0, where = 1 - ₂/2, ₂ being the second moment ofF. The inequality is sharp. (2) In the case ofFIFR, the upper bound is . (3) For the HNBUE class, the upper bound is min . Furthermore, the improved upper bound is . In addition, we show 0} |\bar G(t) - e^{ - t} | \leqslant \sqrt {\frac{\rho }{2}} $$ " align="middle" border="0"> , where (4) For the IMRL class, the upper bound is /(1+) ([1]). Here we give a simple proof.Project supported by the National Natural Science Fund of China.