A comparison of reliability estimation methods for binary s

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 365-376

  Guikema, Seth D ^a  

^a School of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian reliability estimation; Simulation; Strategic missile systems

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RELIABILITY; SECURITY SYSTEMS; STATISTICAL METHODS; VEHICLES;

BAYESIAN RELIABILITY ESTIMATION; BINARY SYSTEMS; STRATEGIC MISSILE SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

EID: 9444285834     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2004.06.007     Document Type: Article

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