Bayesian methodology for reliability model acceptance

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 95-103

  Zhang, Ruoxue ^a   Mahadevan, Sankaran ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayes factor; Bayesian statistics; Hypothesis testing; Model testing; Model uncertainty; Model validation; Statistical uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BAYESIAN STATISTICS;

RELIABILITY THEORY;

EID: 0037399810     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(02)00269-7     Document Type: Article

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