'Reliability Growth' as an Artifact of Renewal Testing
Abstract
It is shown that observed 'reliability growth' may be an artifact of limited-horizon renewal testing. The 'growth' of several estimators of failure rate and MTBF with test time is examined for a stationary renewal process. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA059860
Entities
People
- William S. Jewell
Organizations
- University of California, Berkeley