A new bathtub curve model with a finite support

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 44-51

  Jiang, R ^a  

^a CHANGSHA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Bathtub curve; Extended maximum spacing method; Failure rate; Finite support

Indexed keywords

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

BATHTUB CURVE; BATHTUB-CURVE MODELS; EXTENDED MAXIMUM SPACING METHOD; FAILURE RATE; FINITE SUPPORTS; LOCATION PARAMETERS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATOR; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHODS;

FAILURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84878934617     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2013.05.019     Document Type: Article

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