A bayes approachto reliability prediction utilizing data from accelerated life test sand field failure observations

Quality and Reliability Engineering International

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 229-240

  Pan, Rong ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated life testing; Bayesian inference; Field failure; Markov chain monte carlo; Reliability prediction

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; INFERENCE ENGINES; MARKOV PROCESSES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; STATISTICAL TESTS; TESTING; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

ACCELERATED LIFE TESTING; BAYESIAN INFERENCE; FIELD FAILURE; MARKOV CHAIN MONTE CARLO; RELIABILITY PREDICTION;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 62449111796     PISSN: 07488017     EISSN: 10991638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qre.964     Document Type: Article

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