TY - JOUR
T1 - On the upper truncated Weibull distribution and its reliability implications
AU - Zhang, Tieling
AU - Xie, Min
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - The characteristics and application of the truncated Weibull distribution are studied in this paper. This distribution is applicable to the situation where the test data are bounded in an interval because of test conditions, cost and other restrictions. An important property of the truncated Weibull distribution is that it can have bathtub-shaped failure rate function. In this paper, the parametric analysis and parameter estimation methods of the distribution are investigated. Both the graphical approach and the maximum likelihood estimation are considered. The applicability of this distribution to modeling lifetime data is illustrated by an example and the results of comparisons to other competitive models in modeling the given data are also presented. Moreover, the possible application of the distribution to modeling component or system failure is discussed. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd.
AB - The characteristics and application of the truncated Weibull distribution are studied in this paper. This distribution is applicable to the situation where the test data are bounded in an interval because of test conditions, cost and other restrictions. An important property of the truncated Weibull distribution is that it can have bathtub-shaped failure rate function. In this paper, the parametric analysis and parameter estimation methods of the distribution are investigated. Both the graphical approach and the maximum likelihood estimation are considered. The applicability of this distribution to modeling lifetime data is illustrated by an example and the results of comparisons to other competitive models in modeling the given data are also presented. Moreover, the possible application of the distribution to modeling component or system failure is discussed. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd.
KW - Bathtub-shaped failure rate
KW - Maximum likelihood estimation
KW - Parameter estimation
KW - Truncated Weibull distribution
KW - Weibull probability plot
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ress.2010.09.004
DO - 10.1016/j.ress.2010.09.004
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
SN - 0951-8320
VL - 96
SP - 194
EP - 200
JO - Reliability Engineering and System Safety
JF - Reliability Engineering and System Safety
IS - 1
ER -