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A study on the mean past lifetime of the components of (n − k + 1)-out-of-n system at the system level

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In the present paper, we consider a (n − k + 1)-out-of-n system with identical components where it is assumed that the lifetimes of the components are independent and have a common distribution function F. We assume that the system fails at time t or sometime before t, t > 0. Under these conditions, we are interested in the study of the mean time elapsed since the failure of the components. We call this as the mean past lifetime (MPL) of the components at the system level. Several properties of the MPL are studied. It is proved that the relation between the proposed MPL and the underlying distribution is one-to-one. We have shown that when the components of the system have decreasing reversed hazard then the MPL of the system is increasing with respect to time. Some examples are also provided.

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  1. Department of Statistics, University of Isfahan, 81744, Isfahan, Iran

    Mahdi Tavangar & Majid Asadi

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Tavangar, M., Asadi, M. A study on the mean past lifetime of the components of (n − k + 1)-out-of-n system at the system level. Metrika 72, 59–73 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00184-009-0241-8

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