Week 1 Reliability concepts and reliability data

Week 1-2 Models, censoring and likelihood for failure-time data

Week 3-4 Nonparametric estimates to failure-time data

Week 4-5 Location-scale-based parametric distributions

Week 5-6 Probability Plotting

Week 7 Parametric Likelihood Fitting Concepts

Week 8 Midterm

Week 9-11 Maximum likelihood for log-location-scale distributions

Week 12-13 Parametric maximum likelihood: other models

Week 14 Failure-time regression analysis

Week 15 Accelerated test models

Week 16 Final report

The schedule may be subject to change.

There will be 3 to 8 quizzes/assignments during the semester, depending on the course schedule. Quizzes will be announced one week in advance.

Quiz 15%

Homework 25%

Midterm 30%

Final Report 30%

Textbook: Statistical Methods for Reliability Data by Meeker and Escobar (1998), Wiley

References:

1. Applied Life Data Analysis by Nelson (1982), Wiley.

2. Statistical Models and Methods for Lifetime Data, 2nd, by Lawless (2002), Wiley