Category Archives: Reliability Analysis

What is the scale parameter?

In Weibull analysis, what exactly is the scale parameter, η (Eta)? And why, at t = η , will 63.21% of the population have failed, regardless of the value of the shape parameter, β (Beta)? η (Eta) is called the … Continue reading

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Variations in a sample

How do we account for variation in design or operating context when performing reliability analysis and building CBM optimization models, for example: Identical equipment working in different operational contexts – can they be treated as a single group of similar … Continue reading

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