DocumentCode
1316095
Title
A Class of Distributions Useful in Life Testing and Reliability
Author
Govindarajula, Z.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Statistics; University of Kentucky; Lexington, KY 40506 USA.
Issue
1
fYear
1977
fDate
4/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
67
Lastpage
69
Abstract
A new dass of distributions having a finite range that will be useful in life testing and reliability is proposed. Methods of estimating the unknown parameters are studied. Explicit expressions for lower moments of order statistics in complete random samples of any size are given. A uniformly most powerful test is derived for the `shape´ parameter assuming the location and scale parameters known. An asymptotically optimal test procedure is also suggested when the location and scale parameters are unknown.
Keywords
Hazards; Humans; Least squares approximation; Life testing; Probability; Reliability theory; Shape; Statistical analysis; Statistical distributions; Statistics; Bathtub curve; Estimation; Failure-time distribution; Life testing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9529
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TR.1977.5215079
Filename
5215079
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