International Journal of Reliability and Applications
- Volume 9 Issue 1
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- Pages.53-70
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- 2008
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- 1598-0073(pISSN)
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- 2283-8914(eISSN)
Using R Software for Reliability Data Analysis
- Shaffer, Leslie B. (Forest Products Center 2506 Jacob Drive University of Tennessee) ;
- Young, Timothy M. (Forest Products Center 2506 Jacob Drive University of Tennessee) ;
- Guess, Frank M. (Department of Statistics, Operations, and Management Science 335 Stokely Management Center University of Tennessee) ;
- Bensmail, Halima (Department of Statistics, Operations, and Management Science 334 Stokely Management Center University of Tennessee) ;
- Leon, Ramon V. (Department of Statistics, Operations, and Management Science 337 Stokely Management Center University of Tennessee)
- Published : 2008.06.01
Abstract
In this paper, we discuss the plethora of uses for the software package R, and focus specifically on its helpful applications in reliability data analyses. Examples are presented; including the R coding protocol, R code, and plots for various statistical as well as reliability analyses. We explore Kaplan-Meier estimates and maximum likelihood estimation for distributions including the Weibull. Finally, we discuss future applications of R, and usages of quantile regression in reliability.
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