DocumentCode
1354335
Title
How to Identify a Bathtub Hazard Rate
Author
Aarset, Magne Vollan
Author_Institution
Storebrand Ins. Co.; N-0114 Oslo 1, NORWAY.
Issue
1
fYear
1987
fDate
4/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
106
Lastpage
108
Abstract
The Total Time on Test (TTT) concept is a useful tool in several reliability contexts. This note presents a new test statistic, based on the TTT plot, for testing if a random sample is generated from a life distribution with constant versus bathtub-shaped hazard rate.
Keywords
Art; Hazards; Life testing; Minimax techniques; Probability; Reliability theory; Shape; Statistical analysis; Statistical distributions; Stochastic processes; Bathtub curve; Hazard rate; Lifetime data; Total time on test;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9529
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TR.1987.5222310
Filename
5222310
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