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However, it seems that the distribution of the random sum, the distribution of the linear combination, and the value of the reliability index, R=P(X2&lt;X1), in the case of unequal scale parameters, were not known for this distribution. Therefore, in this article, we present the saddlepoint approximation to the distribution of the random sum, the distribution of linear combination, and the value of the reliability index R=P(X2&lt;X1) for exponentiated exponential variates. These saddlepoint approximations are computationally appealing, and numerical studies confirm their accuracy. In addition to the accuracy provided by the saddlepoint approximation method, it saves time compared to the simulation method, which requires a lot of time. Therefore, the saddlepoint approximation method provides an outstanding balance between precision and computational efficiency.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/sym17020200","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,1,27]],"date-time":"2025-01-27T09:42:23Z","timestamp":1737970943000},"page":"200","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["On the Distribution of the Random Sum and Linear Combination of Independent Exponentiated Exponential Random Variables"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3823-9346","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Abd El-Raheem M.","family":"Abd El-Raheem","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt"}]},{"given":"Mona","family":"Hosny","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mathematics, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,1,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"173","DOI":"10.1111\/1467-842X.00072","article-title":"Theory & Methods: Generalized exponential distributions","volume":"41","author":"Gupta","year":"1999","journal-title":"Aust. 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