An Expectation Maximization Algorithm to Model Failure Times by Continuous-Time Markov Chains
In many applications, the failure rate function may present a bathtub shape curve. In this paper, an expectation maximization algorithm is proposed to construct a suitable continuous-time Markov chain which models the failure time data by the first time reaching the absorbing state. Assume that a sy...
Main Authors: | Qihong Duan, Zhiping Chen, Dengfu Zhao |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2010-01-01
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Series: | Mathematical Problems in Engineering |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/242567 |
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