Nonparametric estimation of some important indicators in reliability for semi-Markov processes

Statistical Methodology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 341-350

  Limnios, Nikolaos ^a   Ouhbi, Brahim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

^b Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Arts et Metiers Meknes   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Mean down time; Mean time to failure; Mean up time; Nonparametric estimator; Semi Markov process; Strong consistency; Weak convergence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748890272     PISSN: 15723127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.stamet.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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