International Journal of Reliability and Applications
- Volume 2 Issue 2
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- Pages.117-130
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- 2001
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- 1598-0073(pISSN)
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- 2283-8914(eISSN)
Bayesian Estimation for the Reliability of Stress-Strength Systems Using Noninformative Priors
Abstract
Consider the problem of estimating the system reliability using noninformative priors when both stress and strength follow generalized gamma distributions. We first treat the orthogonal reparametrization and then, using this reparametrization, derive Jeffreys'prior, reference prior, and matching priors. We next provide the suffcient condition for propriety of posterior distributions under those noninformative priors. Finally, we provide and compare estimated values of the system reliability based on the simulated values of the parameter of interest in some special cases.
Keywords
- System reliability;
- generalized gamma distribution;
- orthogonal reparametrization;
- Jeffreys' prior;
- reference prior;
- matching prior;
- posterior