Title :
Estimating the Number of Items on Life Test
Author :
Blumenthal, Saul ; Marcus, Richard
Author_Institution :
Statistics Dept.//Univ. of Kentucky//Lexington, Kentucky 40506 USA
Abstract :
If n items are on life test where n is unknown, and failures are observed either until time T has elapsed or until r failures have occurred, then an estimate of n can be obtained. Both maximum likelihood and Bayes estimates are obtained and both known and unknown failure distributions are considered.
Keywords :
Bayesian methods; Hazards; Life estimation; Life testing; Maximum likelihood estimation; Parameter estimation; Reliability theory; Sampling methods; Statistical distributions; Upper bound;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1975.5215187
