Description
Book SynopsisExpert practical and theoretical coverage of runs and scans This volume presents both theoretical and applied aspects of runs and scans, and illustrates their important role in reliability analysis through various applications from science and engineering.
Trade Review“…many excellent features…” (
Statistical Methods in Medical Research, No.13, 2004)
"...provides excellent coverage of the topic of scans, and runs, including a nice historical account and guide to the literature..." (Technometrics, Vol. 44, No. 4, November 2002)
"...highly recommended…well done and perfectly edited..." (Journal of the American Statistical Association, December 2002)
"...a great resource..." (International Journal of General Systems, Vol. 32, 2003)
Table of ContentsList of Tables.
List of Figures.
Preface.
Introduction and Historical Remarks.
Waiting for the First Run Occurrence.
Applications.
Waiting for Multiple Run Occurrences.
Number of Run Occurrences.
Sooner/Later Run Occurrences.
Multivariate Run-Related Distributions.
Applications.
Waiting for the First Scan.
Waiting for Multiple Scans.
Number of Scan Occurrences.
Applications.
Bibliography.
Author Index.
Subject Index.
