Reliability: Management, Methods, and Mathematics |
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A₂ analysis applied approximate B₁ bility binomial sampling boundary points C₁ C₂ components compute cycle defined demonstration denote device discrete probability distribution distribution function environmental equation equipment error event example EXERCISE expected values experiment experimentation exponential distribution factors fail failure occurs failure rate gamma distribution H₁ independent interaction lower confidence limit maximum likelihood mean method mutually exclusive events normal distribution number of failures number of trials observations obtained operation optimum p₁ parameters performance Poisson distribution probability density function probability distribution probability of failure problem procedure Quality Control R₁ R₂ random variable reliability estimates reliability group response result rocket engine sample space sampling plan sequential serial system shown in Fig specific standard deviation statistical subsystem success Table temperature upper confidence limit variance variation Weibull distribution X₁ zero