STATISTICAL PAPERS, cilt.52, sa.2, ss.355-370, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)
Some concepts of stochastic dependence for continuous bivariate distribution functions are investigated by defining a convex transformation on their reliability or survival functions. We also study notions of bivariate hazard rate and hazard dependence. Some dependence orderings are characterized by using convex transformation. To clarify the discussions, illustrative examples are given.