Reliability assessment using degradation models: Bayesian and classical approaches

Pesquisa Operacional

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 195-219

  Freitas, Marta Afonso ^a   Colosimo, Enrico Antonio ^a   dos Santos, Thiago Rezende ^a   Pires, Magda C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bayesian approach; Classical approach; Degradation data analysis; Reliability

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954884846     PISSN: 01017438     EISSN: 16785142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0101-74382010000100010     Document Type: Article

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