In this paper an estimator of the location parameter of the Weibull distribution is proposed which is independent of its scale and shape parameters. Several properties of this estimator are ...

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series D (The Statistician), Vol. 40, No. 4 (1991), pp. 365-372 (8 pages) A numerical approach to Bayesian prediction for the two-parameter Weibull ...

The Weibull distribution remains an indispensable tool in reliability engineering and lifetime analysis, offering flexibility for modelling diverse failure behaviours. Modern parameter estimation ...

Here’s a way to calculate the reliability for designs with several subsystems. • Weibull plots fit a curve through data, not data to a predetermined distribution’s curve. • After evaluating subsystems ...

Specify shape parameter for the beta or gamma distribution ALPHA= Specify shape parameter for the beta distribution BETA= Specify shape parameter for the Weibull distribution or for distribution ...

Table 30.1 shows the time in months of each inspection period and the number of cracked parts found in each period. These data are said to be interval censored since only the time interval in which ...

Selecting a set of bearings to withstand anticipated loads is a common design task with power-transmission equipment. Another deals with finding a cumulative component reliability that exceeds the ...