Exact inference for a simple step-stress model with Type-II hybrid censored data from the exponential distribution

Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference

Volumn 137, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2543-2563

  Balakrishnan, N ^a   Xie, Qihao ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accelerated testing; Bootstrap method; Conditional moment generating function; Coverage probability; Cumulative exposure model; Exponential distribution; Maximum likelihood estimation; Order statistics; Step stress models; Tail probability; Type I hybrid censoring; Type II hybrid censoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247560738     PISSN: 03783758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspi.2006.04.017     Document Type: Article

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