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Mathematical Modeling of Optimum 3 Step Stress Accelerated Life Testing for Generalized Pareto Distribution

Received: 17 April 2015     Accepted: 28 April 2015     Published: 11 May 2015
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Abstract

This article contains the optimum 3 step stress accelerated life test under cumulative exposure model. The lifetimes of test units are assumed to follow a generalized Pareto distribution. The scale parameter of the used failure time distribution at the constant stress level is assumed to have a log-linear and quadratic relationship with the stress. A comparison between linear plan and quadratic plan by maximum likelihood estimators for the different sample sizes is shown in the table. The optimum test plans is obtained by minimizing the asymptotic variance of the maximum likelihood estimator of the percentile of the lifetime distribution at normal stress condition for the model parameters. Tables of optimum times of changing stress level for both plans are also obtained.

Published in American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Statistics (Volume 4, Issue 3)
DOI 10.11648/j.ajtas.20150403.22
Page(s) 163-169
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Keywords

Accelerated Life Testing, Generalized Pareto Distribution, Asymptotic Variance, Maximum Likelihood Estimate, Life Stress Relationship (Linear and Quadratic), Cumulative Exposure Model

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  • Department of Statistics & Operations Research, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P, India

  • Department of Statistics & Operations Research, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P, India

  • Department of Statistics & Operations Research, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P, India

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