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A critical look at the bathtub
curve
Klutke, G.A. Kiessler,
P.C. Wortman, M.A.
Dept. of Ind. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX,
USA;
This paper appears
in: Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
Publication Date: March
2003
On page(s): 125-
129
Volume: 52,
Issue: 1
ISSN: 0018-9529
Abstract:
This paper addresses some of the fundamental
assumptions underlying the bathtub curve. It is shown to be unlikely
that any practical hazard function is decreasing near zero. Great
care should be taken in interpreting the hazard function,
particularly in applying quality-control practices, such as burn-in
or environmental-stress-screening to manufactured products.
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