Bayesian Reliability Demonstration: Phase II. Development of a Priori Distribution.
Abstract
The final report is a result of a study performed as the second phase of a three phase effort to develop Bayesian Reliability Demonstration Tests (BRDT). The objectives of this, the second phase, were: Fit additional prior distributions; Develop a preliminary format for BRDT; Test the receptiveness to BRDT; Study methods of modifying prior distributions in the face of new data; Study the possible application of empirical Bayes methods to RDT. It turns out that the inverted gamma distribution remains a good choice for a prior distribution, the Bayes tests are economical and easily implemented and tabulated, the Industry/Government interest in such cases is high, and finally, the linear model is a plausible model for modifying prior distributions. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0732283
Entities
People
- R. E. Schafer
- T. S. Sheffield
Organizations
- Hughes Aircraft Company