A Statistical Analysis of Some Estimators of Reliability.
Abstract
The thesis presents a computer assisted, comparative analysis of empirical, maximum likelihood and exponential procedures for estimating reliability. The deviations of the estimators from the true reliability, when the underlying failure rate is monotone, are compared using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov family of statistics. The behavior of the distributions of these deviations, for various sample sizes and failure rates is examined. Finally, the considerations of when to use which estimator are discussed. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0743721
Entities
People
- Robert Charles Trumpfheller
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School