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Non-linear failure rate: A Bayes study using Hamiltonian Monte Carlo simulation

Thach, T.T.; Bris, R.; Volf, P.; Coolen, F.P.A.

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Authors

T.T. Thach

R. Bris

P. Volf



Abstract

A generalization of the linear failure rate called non-linear failure rate is introduced, analyzed, and applied to real data sets for both censored and uncensored data. The Hamiltonian Monte Carlo and cross-entropy methods have been exploited to empower the traditional methods of statistical estimation. We have obtained the Bayes estimators of parameters and reliability characteristics using Hamiltonian Monte Carlo and these estimators are considered under both symmetric and asymmetric loss functions. Additionally, the maximum likelihood estimators of parameters are obtained by using the cross-entropy method to optimize the log-likelihood function. The superiority of the proposed model and estimation procedures are demonstrated on real data sets adopted from references.

Citation

Thach, T., Bris, R., Volf, P., & Coolen, F. (2020). Non-linear failure rate: A Bayes study using Hamiltonian Monte Carlo simulation. International Journal of Approximate Reasoning: Uncertainty in Intelligent Systems, 123, 55-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijar.2020.04.007

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Apr 7, 2020
Online Publication Date May 28, 2020
Publication Date Aug 31, 2020
Deposit Date Apr 11, 2020
Publicly Available Date May 28, 2021
Journal International Journal of Approximate Reasoning
Print ISSN 0888-613X
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 123
Pages 55-76
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijar.2020.04.007

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