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Accelerated testing, 605 697
Arrhenius model, 607 637
parameter determination, 622 629
Bazovsky model, 666 668
combination model, 652 659
definition of, 605 606
Eyring model, 638 648
generalized, 660 666
parameter determination, 640 648
Inverse Power Law model, 648 651
applicability, 651
other combined stress models, 660
recommendations of, 606 607
temperature-humidity models, 669 670
Weibull stress-life model, 671 682
Accept line failures, 393
Accept-Reject tests
binomial, 373 388
how to apply, 373 380
test plan considerations, 385
test plan determination, 381 385
two-risk test plans, 381 385
exponential case, 267 302
allowable number of failures, 268, 278
Bonis' approach, 268
confidence limits, 274
consumer's risk, 267, 273
cost of a test, 287, 288
cumulative Poisson curvesfor, 270
discrimination ratio, 280
fixed test failures, 267
fixed test time, 267
one or more failures, 289 292
Operating Characteristic curves, 269
optimum number of test units, 286 292
probability of rejecting, 271
producer's risk, 271
safety margins, 272
sawtooth curves, 273
test plans, 268 273
zero failures, 286 289
Activation energies, table of, 610
Alternate hypothesis, 304, 707, 716, 745 748
sample size determination, 707, 715, 745 753
sequential probability ratio test, 306
Arrhenius model, 607 637
parameter determination, 622 629
Assessment of prior distribution, 454 510
beta, 477 495
from objective information, 492 495
from subjective information, 477 492
inverted gamma, 455 492
from objective information, 496 505
from subjective information method 1, 469 471
from subjective information method 2, 471
from subjective information method 3, 471 473
from subjective information method 4, 473
from subjective information method 5, 473 477
uniform prior, 505 510
Average waiting time see also Expected test time
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