Quantile-Based Reliability Analysis
| Author | : N. Unnikrishnan Nair |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 411 |
| Release | : 2013-08-24 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780817683610 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0817683615 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (615 Downloads) |
Download or read book Quantile-Based Reliability Analysis written by N. Unnikrishnan Nair and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-08-24 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a fresh approach to reliability theory, an area that has gained increasing relevance in fields from statistics and engineering to demography and insurance. Its innovative use of quantile functions gives an analysis of lifetime data that is generally simpler, more robust, and more accurate than the traditional methods, and opens the door for further research in a wide variety of fields involving statistical analysis. In addition, the book can be used to good effect in the classroom as a text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in Reliability and Statistics.
