15. From a sample of items having an exponential life distribution with unknown mean , items are...
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15. From a sample of items having an exponential life distribution with unknown mean θ, items are tested in sequence. The testing continues until either the rth failure occurs or after a time T elapses.
(a) Determine the likelihood function.
(b) Verify that the maximum likelihood estimator of θ is equal to the total time on test of all items divided by the number of observed failures.
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Introduction To Probability And Statistics For Engineers And Scientists
ISBN: 9780125980579
3rd Edition
Authors: Sheldon M. Ross
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