Trend analysis of the power law process using Expectation–Maximization algorithm for data censored by inspection intervals - Taghipour, Sharareh; Banjevic, Dragan (Reliability engineering & system safety, 2011)
Keywords: Algorithms; Applied sciences; Censoring; EM algorithm; Exact sciences and technology; Failure; Failure times; Intervals; Mathematics; Maximum likelihood; Medical infusion pump; Operational research and scientific management; Operational research. Management science; Parametric inference; Power law; Power law process; Probability and statistics; Queuing theory. Traffic theory; Reliability theory. Replacement problems; Sciences and techniques of general use; Statistical methods; Statistics; Trend analysis; Trend test; Trends; Trend test; Maximum likelihood; Medical infusion pump; Censoring; Power law process; EM algorithm; Recurrence; Data analysis; Statistical analysis; Censored sample; Censorship; Maintenance; Failures; Poisson process; Pump; Break up time; Likelihood ratio test; Trend analysis; Recursive method; Hospital; Repair; Power law; Repairable system