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COMPARING BIRNBAUM IMPORTANCE MEASURE OF SYSTEM COMPONENTS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2004

Fan C. Meng
Fan C. Meng
Affiliation:
Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan, E-mail: fcmeng@stat.sinica.edu.tw
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Abstract

This article provides us with some simple criteria to compare Birnbaum reliability importance measure of components in a general binary coherent system. Such criteria are particularly useful in the absence of information concerning component reliabilities. We also find several simple (necessary and sufficient) conditions concerning system structure, under which such comparison is possible. Examples are given to illustrate our results.

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Research Article
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Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences , Volume 18 , Issue 2 , April 2004 , pp. 237 - 245
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© 2004 Cambridge University Press

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