Generalized fiducial inference for accelerated life tests with weibull distribution and progressively type-II censoring

Abstract

In addition to conventional censoring schemes such as Type-I or Type-II censoring, progressively censoring is a useful method to reduce cost and obtain additional reliability information in accelerated life testing. Statistical inference for accelerated life testing (ALT) with Weibull distribution and progressively censoring is found to be difficult. This paper develops generalized fiducial inference techniques for the constant-stress ALT model with Weibull distribution and progressively Type-II censoring. Simulation studies reveal the good performance of the proposed inference methods. An example is given for illustration.