Title :
Prediction intervals for future failures in the exponential distribution under hybrid censoring
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Math., Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL, USA
fDate :
3/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A life test having the one-parameter exponential distribution is considered. Available data are from hybrid censored sampling. Methods are derived for predicting future failures, given a record of observed failures. Prediction intervals for future failures are also discussed
Keywords :
failure analysis; life testing; reliability theory; statistical analysis; future failures; hybrid censored sampling; life test; one-parameter exponential distribution; prediction intervals; reliability; Exponential distribution; Higher order statistics; Life estimation; Life testing; Lifetime estimation; Maximum likelihood estimation; Probability; Sampling methods; State estimation; Statistical analysis;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
