Estimation in Step-Stress Partially Accelerated Life Tests for the Power Lindley Distribution Under Progressive Censoring

Abstract

In this study, inference for the power Lindley distribution under a step-stress partially accelerated life test based on progressive Type-II censoring scheme is studied. The maximum likelihood estimates of the parameters and acceleration factor is investigated with their corresponding approximate confidence intervals by using asymptotic theory. The performances of the estimators and their corresponding approximate confidence intervals are evaluated with simulation studies. A real data set is used to illustrate the estimation procedure. 

Keywords

• Accelerated life test
• Progressive censoring
• Power lindley
• Distribution
• Maximum likelihood

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