STAT 466

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Introduction to Reliability

Statistics College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Course Description

Mathematics, distributions, management, and maintenance of basic reliability concepts; collection and analysis of test data; fault tree analysis; applying reliability in various areas.

When Taught

Fall

Min

3

Fixed/Max

3

Fixed

3

Fixed

2

Other Prerequisites

Advanced students with STAT 201 and instructor's consent could also be permitted to take this course

Recommended

STAT 330; STAT 251; STAT 251

Title

Repairable Systems

Learning Outcome

Analyze repairable systems

Title

Model reliability

Learning Outcome

Model reliability for simple systems

Title

Reliability Plot

Learning Outcome

Make reliability plots of data

Title

Predict

Learning Outcome

Predict field failures

Title

Reliability Concepts

Learning Outcome

Discuss basic reliability concepts and the challenges of modeling censored data

Title

Reliability Data

Learning Outcome

Identify and describe the four main types of reliability data

Title

Statistical Models

Learning Outcome

Construct and interpret statistical models of reliability data, from identifying appropriate models to constructing the likelihoods

Title

Bayesian Analysis

Learning Outcome

Construct and interpret a Bayesian analysis of reliability data, from prior selection to sampling from the posterior distribution