Corrigendum to "Evaluation and comparison of estimation methods for failure rates and probabilities". [Reliability Engineering & System Safety 91(2) (2006) 209-221] (DOI:10.1016/j.ress.2005.01.001);Evaluation and comparison of estimation methods for failure rates and probabilities

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 209-221

  Vaurio, Jussi K ^a   Jänkälä, Kalle E ^a  

^a Fortum Oil and Gas Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bayes; Beta; Binomial; Empirical; Estimation; Failure rate; Gamma; Parametric; Poisson; Two stage

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SAMPLING;

BAYES; BETA; BINOMIAL; EMPIRICAL; FAILURE RATE; GAMMA; PARAMETRIC; POISSON; TWO-STAGE;

FAILURE (MECHANICAL);

EID: 25844442921     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2006.01.001     Document Type: Erratum

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