A synthesis of exact inferential results for exponential step-stress models and associated optimal accelerated life-tests

Metrika

Volumn 69, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 351-396

  Balakrishnan, N ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accelerated life test; Conditional moment generating function; Cumulative exposure model; Exponential distribution; Hybrid censoring; Maximum likelihood estimation; Progressive censoring; Step stress models; Type I censoring; Type II censoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 59549107078     PISSN: 00261335     EISSN: 1435926X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00184-008-0221-4     Document Type: Article

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