Weibull Models (eBook)

D. N. PRABHAKAR MURTHY, PhD, is a Professor of Engineering andOperations Management at the University of Queensland in Brisbane,Australia. He received his PhD in applied mathematics from HarvardUniversity. MIN XIE, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Industrial andSystems Engineering at the National University of Singapore in KentRidge Crescent, Singapore. He received his PhD in qualitytechnology from Linkoping University in Linkoping, Sweden. RENYAN JIANG, PhD, is a Professor of Engineering at the ChangshaUniversity of Science and Technology and is also affiliated withthe Department of Mechanical Industrial Engineering at theUniversity of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He received hisPhD in mechanical engineering from the University ofQueensland.

Preface.

PART A: OVERVIEW.

An Overview.

Taxonomy for Weibull Models.

PART B: BASIC WEIBULL MODEL.

Model Analysis.

Parameter Estimation.

Model Selection and Validation.

PART C: I AND II MODELS.

Type - I Models.

Type II Weibull Models.

Type III (a) Weibull Models.

Type III (b) Weibull Models.

Type III (c) Weibull Models.

Type III (d) Weibull Models.

PART - E: TYPES IV - VII MODELS.

Type IV Weibull Models.

Type V Weibull Models.

Type VI Weibull Models [Multivariate Models].

Type VII Weibull Models.

PART - F: WEIBULL MODELLING OF DATA.

Weibull Modelling of Data.

PART - G: APPLICATIONS IN RELIABILITY.

Modelling Product Failures.

Product Reliability and Weibull Models.

References.

"...valuable to readers seeking an overview of Weibull modelsand...a valuable contribution to libraries..." (Journalof the American Statistical Association, September 2005)

"...may serve as a handbook in research andteaching..." (Zentralblatt Math, Vol.1047, No.22,2004)

"The book is generally well written and easy to read. It couldserve as a useful reference to practitioners...andresearchers." (Technometrics, November 2004)

"The literature of Weibull models is vast, disjointed, andscattered across many different journals. There are a couple ofbooks devoted solely to the Weibull distribution, but these areoriented toward training and/or consulting purposes. There is nobook that deals with the different Weibull models in an integratedmanner. This book fills that gap." (Mathematical Reviews,Issue 2004h)