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Bayesian Statistics: A Review and a Reminder for the Practicing Reliability Engineer

Methodology 2024-06-10 v2

Abstract

This paper introduces and reviews some of the principles and methods used in Bayesian reliability. It specifically discusses methods used in the analysis of success/no-success data and then reminds the reader of a simple Monte Carlo algorithm that can be used to calculate the posterior distribution of a system's reliability. This algorithm is especially useful when a system's reliability is modeled through the reliability of its subcomponents, yet only system-level data is available.

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@article{arxiv.2406.02751,
  title  = {Bayesian Statistics: A Review and a Reminder for the Practicing Reliability Engineer},
  author = {Carsten H. Botts},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.02751},
  year   = {2024}
}
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