Title :
Reliability Application of the Alpha Distribution
Author :
Salvia, Anthony A.
Author_Institution :
The Behrend College; The Pennsylvania State College; Station Road; Erie, Pennsylvania 16563 USA.
Abstract :
This paper describes the alpha distribution and its applicability as a model for accelerated life testing.
Keywords :
Error correction; Life estimation; Life testing; Maximum likelihood estimation; Parameter estimation; Probability; Reliability engineering; State estimation; Statistical analysis; Statistical distributions; Accelerated life testing; Alpha distribution;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1985.5222136