In this paper, an estimation method for reliability parameter in the case of zero-failuare data-synthetic estimation method is given. For zero-failure data of double-parameter exponential distribution, a hierarchical ...In this paper, an estimation method for reliability parameter in the case of zero-failuare data-synthetic estimation method is given. For zero-failure data of double-parameter exponential distribution, a hierarchical Bayesian estimation of the failure probability is presented. After failure information is introduced, hierarchical Bayesian estimation and synthetic estimation of the failure probability, as well as synthetic estimation of reliability are given. Calculation and analysis are performed regarding practical problems in case that life distribution of an engine obeys double-parameter exponential distribution.展开更多
This paper introduces a new method, E-Bayesian estimation method, to estimate the reliability in zero-failure data. The definition of E-Bayesian estimation of the reliability is given. Based on the definition,the form...This paper introduces a new method, E-Bayesian estimation method, to estimate the reliability in zero-failure data. The definition of E-Bayesian estimation of the reliability is given. Based on the definition,the formulas of E-Bayesian estimation and hierarchical Bayesian estimation of the reliability are provided, and property of the E-Bayesian estimation, i.e. relation between E-Bayesian estimation and hierarchical Bayesian estimation, is discussed. Calculations performed on practical problems show that the proposed new method is feasible and easy to operate.展开更多
For many products,distributions of their life mostly comply with increasing failure rates in average(IFRA).Aiming to these distributions,using properties of IFRA classification,this paper gives a non-parametric method...For many products,distributions of their life mostly comply with increasing failure rates in average(IFRA).Aiming to these distributions,using properties of IFRA classification,this paper gives a non-parametric method for processing zero-failure data.Estimations of reliabilities in any time are first obtained,and based on a regression model of failure rates,estimations of reliability indexes are given.Finally,a practical example is processed with this method.展开更多
A new covariate dependent zero-truncated bivariate Poisson model is proposed in this paper employing generalized linear model. A marginal-conditional approach is used to show the bivariate model. The proposed model wi...A new covariate dependent zero-truncated bivariate Poisson model is proposed in this paper employing generalized linear model. A marginal-conditional approach is used to show the bivariate model. The proposed model with estimation procedure and tests for goodness-of-fit and under (or over) dispersion are shown and applied to road safety data. Two correlated outcome variables considered in this study are number of cars involved in an accident and number of casualties for given number of cars.展开更多
In a typical Kenyan HIV clinical setting, there is a likelihood of registering many zeros during the routine monthly data collection of new HIV infections among HIV exposed infants (HEI). This is attributed to the imp...In a typical Kenyan HIV clinical setting, there is a likelihood of registering many zeros during the routine monthly data collection of new HIV infections among HIV exposed infants (HEI). This is attributed to the implementation of the prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) policies. However, even though the PMTCT policy is implemented uniformly across all public health facilities, implementation naturally differs from every facility due to differential health systems and infrastructure. This leads to structured zero among reported positive HEI (where PMTCT implementation is optimum) and non-structured zero among reported positive HEI (where PMTCT implementation is not optimum). Hence the classical zero-inflated and hurdle models that do not account for the abundance of structured and non-structured zeros in the data can give misleading results. The purpose of this study is to systematically compare performance of the various zero-inflated models with an application to HIV Exposed Infants (HEI) in the context of structured and unstructured zeros. We revisit zero-inflated, hurdle models, Poisson and negative binomial count models and conduct the simulations by varying sample size and levels of abundance zeros. Results from simulation study and real data analysis of exposed infant diagnosis show the negative binomial emerging as the best performing model when fitting data with both structured and non-structured zeros under various settings.展开更多
文摘In this paper, an estimation method for reliability parameter in the case of zero-failuare data-synthetic estimation method is given. For zero-failure data of double-parameter exponential distribution, a hierarchical Bayesian estimation of the failure probability is presented. After failure information is introduced, hierarchical Bayesian estimation and synthetic estimation of the failure probability, as well as synthetic estimation of reliability are given. Calculation and analysis are performed regarding practical problems in case that life distribution of an engine obeys double-parameter exponential distribution.
基金the Ningbo University of Technology Science Foundation and Ningbo Natural Science Foundation(No.2013A610108)
文摘This paper introduces a new method, E-Bayesian estimation method, to estimate the reliability in zero-failure data. The definition of E-Bayesian estimation of the reliability is given. Based on the definition,the formulas of E-Bayesian estimation and hierarchical Bayesian estimation of the reliability are provided, and property of the E-Bayesian estimation, i.e. relation between E-Bayesian estimation and hierarchical Bayesian estimation, is discussed. Calculations performed on practical problems show that the proposed new method is feasible and easy to operate.
文摘For many products,distributions of their life mostly comply with increasing failure rates in average(IFRA).Aiming to these distributions,using properties of IFRA classification,this paper gives a non-parametric method for processing zero-failure data.Estimations of reliabilities in any time are first obtained,and based on a regression model of failure rates,estimations of reliability indexes are given.Finally,a practical example is processed with this method.
文摘A new covariate dependent zero-truncated bivariate Poisson model is proposed in this paper employing generalized linear model. A marginal-conditional approach is used to show the bivariate model. The proposed model with estimation procedure and tests for goodness-of-fit and under (or over) dispersion are shown and applied to road safety data. Two correlated outcome variables considered in this study are number of cars involved in an accident and number of casualties for given number of cars.
文摘In a typical Kenyan HIV clinical setting, there is a likelihood of registering many zeros during the routine monthly data collection of new HIV infections among HIV exposed infants (HEI). This is attributed to the implementation of the prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) policies. However, even though the PMTCT policy is implemented uniformly across all public health facilities, implementation naturally differs from every facility due to differential health systems and infrastructure. This leads to structured zero among reported positive HEI (where PMTCT implementation is optimum) and non-structured zero among reported positive HEI (where PMTCT implementation is not optimum). Hence the classical zero-inflated and hurdle models that do not account for the abundance of structured and non-structured zeros in the data can give misleading results. The purpose of this study is to systematically compare performance of the various zero-inflated models with an application to HIV Exposed Infants (HEI) in the context of structured and unstructured zeros. We revisit zero-inflated, hurdle models, Poisson and negative binomial count models and conduct the simulations by varying sample size and levels of abundance zeros. Results from simulation study and real data analysis of exposed infant diagnosis show the negative binomial emerging as the best performing model when fitting data with both structured and non-structured zeros under various settings.