The following data are taken from Lawless (1982, p.193) and represent the number of days it took rats painted with a carcinogen to develop carcinoma. The last 2 observations are censored data from a ...

Maximum likelihood estimation of the parameters of a statistical model involves maximizing the likelihood or, equivalently, the log likelihood with respect to the parameters. The parameter values at ...

Most products are built to specifications that include some measure of reliability. In the design stage, FEA does a good job of pinpointing the weak spots in parts and assemblies. But the real test ...

Estimation procedures and confidence intervals are given for the median and mean survival time in the proportional hazard regression model. For median survival, the methods apply to censored data. The ...

• Weibull plots fit a curve through data, not data to a predetermined distribution’s curve. • After evaluating subsystems, their Weibull data is combined to represent the complete system. Weibull ...