Title :
Testing Equality of Binomial Parameters Based on Inverse Sampling
Author :
Salvia, Anthony A.
Author_Institution :
The Behrend College; The Pennsylvania State University; Station Road; Erie, Pennsylvania 16563 USA.
Abstract :
Several dichotomous (pass/fail) populations are sampled until the first failure is observed in each population. A likelihood ratio test for the hypothesis of identical populations is presented. Results also apply to repeated sampling from a single population.
Keywords :
Hazards; Maximum likelihood estimation; Reliability theory; Sampling methods; Testing; Constant hazard; Equality of binomial parameters; Inverse sampling;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1984.5221872
