Reliabilities for feedback systems and their saddlepoint approximation

Statistical Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 279-298

  Butler, Ronald W ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Failure rate; Feedback; Flowgraphs; Reliability; Saddlepoint approximation; Semi Markov systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001495769     PISSN: 08834237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/ss/1009212818     Document Type: Article

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