Authors
Department of Statistics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, P. O. Box 1159, Mashhad 91775, Iran.
Abstract
The complex system containing n elements, each having three dependent components, is described. The reliability function of such systems is investigated using a trivariate binomial model. In addition, the mean residual life function of a complex system with intact components at time t is derived. The results are simplified for a trivariate Farlie-Gumbel-Morgenstern family with standard exponential marginal distribution functions. The effect of various parameters on the reliability and mean residual life functions are studied via some graphical representations.
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