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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Reliability estimation using doubly censored field data
Abstract
dc:description.abstractStatistical methods for estimating the parameters of a Weibull distribution are developed under the assumption that the available data set is obtained from field performance and is consequently censored on both the left and the right. The extreme lack of data makes estimation very difficult. Estimation equations are defined for both maximum-likelihood and moment based estimates. Simulation results obtained using the defined estimation strategies are not promising but do suggest directions for further study.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph. D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- doctoral
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
- Department dc:contributor.department
- Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
- Grantor dc:publisher
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Year dc:date.issued
- 1988
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Kumar, Arun
- Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
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- Nachlas, Joel A.
- Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
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- Koelling, C. Patrick
- Tew, Jeffrey D.
- Adel, Gregory T.
- Terrell, George R.
Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- In Copyright
- Licence dc:rights.uri
- Language dc:language.iso
- en_US
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Handle dc:identifier.uri
- http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53562
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/53562