Two-level Factorial Life Testing with Type-II Censored Data

Authors

  • Ilya Gertsbakh Beer Sheva, Israel Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.66721/7wk19v40

Keywords:

Orthogonal design, type - II censoring, location-scale family, order statistics, life testing

Abstract

We consider two-level factorial designs with the response being the observed item’s lifetime. For each factor combination, we put on test n items and stop testing when exactly r items have failed. Our principal assumptions are that there exists a monotone transformation of the random response which belongs to a location-scale family, and that only the location parameter linearly depends on the factors involved. We develop a simple time-saving testing scheme which permits an efficient computational procedure for estimating the factor effects.

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Published

2026-09-25

How to Cite

Gertsbakh, I. (2026). Two-level Factorial Life Testing with Type-II Censored Data. Reliability: Theory & Applications, 1(2), 23-32. https://doi.org/10.66721/7wk19v40