Discrepancy-tolerant hierarchical Poisson event-rate analyses
By: by Donald P. Gaver
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Dept. of Operations Research
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1985
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 49
Subjects: STATISTICAL PROCESSES; RATES
Other titles: NPS-55-85-016.
Description: There are units (machines) that generate events (failures) at possibly different, constant,      Poisson rates. Having observed a record of such events, it is desired to (a) characterize the      overall variability of true rates, and (b) use the result of (a) to create improved estimates of      the individual rates by selective pooling. The results are evaluated by simulation, and applied      to actual operational data. Additional keywords: Statistical estimation; Bayes theorem;      Population(Mathematics); Superpopulation; Mathematical models. (Author)
Notes: Cover title.

"NPS-55-85-016."

"July 1985."

AD A160 344.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 41-42).

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