A Penalized Likelihood Approach to Parameter Estimation with Integral Reliability Constraints

Stress-strength reliability problems arise frequently in applied statistics and related fields. Often they involve two independent and possibly small samples of measurements on strength and breakdown pressures (stress). The goal of the researcher is to use the measurements to obtain inference on rel...

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Main Authors: Barry Smith, Steven Wang, Augustine Wong, Xiaofeng Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-06-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/17/6/4040