Title :
Piecewise exponential estimator of the survivor function
Author :
Kim, Jee Soo ; Proschan, Frank
Author_Institution :
GTE Labs. Inc., Waltham, MA, USA
fDate :
6/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A method for estimating the survivor function of a life distribution from a set of censored data is presented. The method is illustrated and it is explained how to calculate the survivor function from a censored data set. The estimator is compared with the well-known Kaplan-Meier estimator, using a set of data observed in a real engineering situation. The advantages and disadvantages of the method are discussed
Keywords :
failure analysis; reliability theory; Kaplan-Meier estimator; censored data; failure time; life distribution; piecewise exponential estimator; reliability; survivor function; Data engineering; Laboratories; Life estimation; Life testing; Maximum likelihood estimation; Probability; Reliability theory; State estimation; Statistical analysis; Statistical distributions;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
