DocumentCode
1348153
Title
Prediction Limits for the Last Failure Time of a (Log) Normal Sample from Early Failures
Author
Nelson, Wayne ; Schmee, Josef
Author_Institution
General Electric Co., Schenectady; Bldg. 37, Room 578; G.E. Research & Development; Schenectady, NY 12345 USA.
Issue
5
fYear
1981
Firstpage
461
Lastpage
465
Abstract
Sometimes one wants to predict how long a sample of units will run until all fail. This paper presents prediction limits for the last failure time of a sample from a s-normal or lognormal life distribution when one has observed the earliest r failures.
Keywords
Data analysis; Data engineering; Educational institutions; Exponential distribution; Pareto analysis; Prediction methods; Senior members; Statistical distributions; Statistics; Testing; Censored life data; Lognormal life distributions; Prediction limits; Product life; s-Normal life distribution;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9529
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TR.1981.5221171
Filename
5221171
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