%0 Journal Article %T Characterizations of Exponentiated Distributions %A gholamhossein g hamedani %J Pakistan Journal of Statistics and Operation Research %D 2013 %I University of the Punjab %R 10.1234/pjsor.v9i1.435 %X Variuos characterizations of the class of exponentiated distributions are presented. These characterizations are based on a simple relationship between two truncated moments and based on functions of the nth order statistic. The results are applied to certain well-known members of this class. %K characterizations %K truncated moments %K order ststistics %U http://www.pjsor.com/index.php/pjsor/article/view/435