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Accelerated Test Models with the Birnbaum-Saunders Distribution

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Owen, W.J., Padgett, W.J. (2003). Accelerated Test Models with the Birnbaum-Saunders Distribution. In: Pham, H. (eds) Handbook of Reliability Engineering. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-85233-841-5_23

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