Recurring event data: A general model and related inference procedures

✍ Scribed by Sudha G. Purohit

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 578 KB
• Volume: 59
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0378-3758
• DOI: 10.1016/s0378-3758(96)00101-2

✦ Synopsis

In this paper, a general model for tile rate of occurrence of failures (ROCOF) for system (individual) experiencing repeated failures (events) is suggested. The problems considered are: (i) estimation of the parameters of the model, (ii) testing minimal repair model versus additional damage/improvement at failures and (iii) testing goodness of fit of the suggested model. These inference procedures are given for the two cases: (i)).o(t), the ROCOF of a new system, is kno~n and (ii) 2o(t) involves unknown parameters. Further, some generalizations are also indicated.

These procedures are applicable when a large number of system copies are available for analysis. The discussion is in the reliability context but is also applicable to other areas such as medical research.