Analytical hazard representations for use in reliability,mortality, and simulation studies |
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| Authors: | D. P. Gaver M. Acar |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, 93940;2. Lt, Turkish Navy, Istanbul, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | A simple parametric model is proposed to represent data of non-standard distributional form. An example is the "bathtub" hazard of reliability. The application of the approach to simulation and to data analysis is discussed, and will be further explored in later reports. |
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| Keywords: | failure rate function Bathtub hazard curve force of mortality early failures random failures wearout failures |
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