Non-parametric prediction of unobserved failure modes

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability

Volumn 221, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 207-216

  Coolen, F P A ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

exchangeability; imprecise reliability; lower and upper probabilities; non parametric predictive inference; warranty data

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990347663     PISSN: 1748006X     EISSN: 17480078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/1748006XJRR61     Document Type: Article

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