Title :
Nonparametric confidence bounds, using censored data, on the mean residual life
Author :
Guess, Frank ; Park, Dong Ho
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Stat., Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN, USA
fDate :
4/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An approach to inverting confidence bounds on the failure rate to obtain conservative nonparametric confidence statements about the mean residual life (MRL) for type I and II censoring and random right (left) censoring is described. A mild nonparametric condition of increasing (or decreasing) MRL is used. The condition of increasing (or decreasing) MRL is not required for the whole time axis. All example which uses type II censored data is included
Keywords :
failure analysis; reliability theory; censored data; confidence bounds; conservative nonparametric confidence statements; failure rate; mean residual life; reliability theory; Art; Associate members; Ducts; Hazards; Life estimation; Maximum likelihood estimation; Parametric statistics; Reliability theory; State estimation; Statistical analysis;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
