Accepted Manuscript On the role of dependence in residual lifetimes Maria Longobardi, Franco Pellerey PII: S0167-7152(19)30139-7 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spl.2019.05.010 Reference: STAPRO 8511 To appear in: Statistics and Probability Letters Received date : 11 March 2019 Revised date : 13 May 2019 Accepted date : 21 May 2019 Please cite this article as: M. Longobardi and F. Pellerey, On the role of dependence in residual lifetimes. Statistics and Probability Letters (2019), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spl.2019.05.010 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.