Journal of the Korean Statistical Society

The Korean Statistical Society (한국통계학회)
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A Nonparametric Small Sample Estimator of Mean Residual Life

  • Farrokh Choobineh (Industrial and Management Systems Engineering Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, USA) ;
  • Park, Dong-Ho (Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Linclon, Nebraska 68588, USA)
  • Published : 1990.06.01
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Abstract

In reliability and life testing the mean residual life (MRL) of an item plays a significant role. While there has been a great deal of discussion on the theoretical aspects of the MRL, good estimators of MRL have been difficult to obtain. In this paper we propose a new estimator of the MRL of items at a given age, which is especially good for a small sample. The new estimator compares favorably with the empirical MRL estimator for small samples.

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