DocumentCode
1349233
Title
HP-41C Programs for Bayesian Binomial and Exponential Interval Estimation with a Uniform Prior on the Reliability
Author
Locks, M.O.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Management, CBA; Oklahoma State Univ.; Stillwater, OK 74078 USA.
Issue
4
fYear
1982
Firstpage
329
Lastpage
332
Abstract
HP-41C handheld calculator programs are presented for Bayes interval estimation of: 1) the reliability R of a component for binomial data; 2) both R and the MTBF for exponential data. In both cases, the ``ignorance´´ prior is employed: uniform on R over the range 0 to 1. The input data are numbers of trials and successes for the binomial case; and test time, mission time and failures for the exponential. This paper describes the models and includes the programs.
Keywords
Bayesian methods; Iterative algorithms; Magnetic recording; Reliability engineering; Statistics; Table lookup; Testing; Bayes; Binomial distribution; Credible interval limits; Exponential distribution; HP-41C; MTBF; Programmable calculator program;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9529
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TR.1982.5221367
Filename
5221367
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