• DocumentCode
    1322796
  • Title

    A Note on the Uniform Prior Distribution for Reliability

  • Author

    Schafer, R.E.

  • Author_Institution
    Hughes Aircraft Company, Fullerton, Calif. 92634.
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1970
  • fDate
    5/1/1970 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    76
  • Lastpage
    77
  • Abstract
    The uniform prior distribution is a mathematically acceptable prior distribution for reliability R(t) = exp (-¿t). Certain other considerations, however, lead to the conclusion that the uniform prior distribution on R(t) should be used with extreme caution.
  • Keywords
    Artificial intelligence; Density functional theory; Error probability; Exponential distribution; Life testing; Logic testing; Power engineering and energy; Probability distribution; Random variables; Signal processing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9529
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TR.1970.5216398
  • Filename
    5216398
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1322796