title: Nonparametric estimation of the limiting availability.
abstract: The point availability of a repairable system is the probability that the system is operating at a specified time. As time increases, the point availability converges to a positive constant called the limiting availability. Baxter and Li (1994a) developed a technique for constructing nonparametric confidence intervals for the point availability. However, nonparametric estimators of the limiting availability have not previously been studied in the literature. In this paper, we consider two separate cases: (1) the data are complete and (2) the data are subject to right censorship. For each case, a nonparametric confidence interval for the limiting availability is derived. Applications and simulation studies are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, State University of New York at Stony Brook 11794, USA.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Baxter
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004868:Equipment Failure; D015993:Life Tables; D011336:Probability