Title :
A Note on the Uniform Prior Distribution for Reliability
Author_Institution :
Hughes Aircraft Company, Fullerton, Calif. 92634.
fDate :
5/1/1970 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1970.5216398
