A Gibbs-sampler approach to estimate the number of faults in a system using capture-recapture sampling

Authors
Hayakawa, Y Yip, PSF
Citation
Y. Hayakawa et Psf. Yip, A Gibbs-sampler approach to estimate the number of faults in a system using capture-recapture sampling, IEEE RELIAB, 49(4), 2000, pp. 342-350
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON RELIABILITY
ISSN journal
00189529 → ACNP
Volume
49
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
342 - 350
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9529(200012)49:4<342:AGATET>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
A new recapture debugging model is suggested to estimate the number of faul ts in a system, nu, and the failure intensity of each fault, phi. The Gibbs sampler and the Metropolis algorithm are used in this inference procedure. A numerical illustration suggests a notable improvement on the estimation of nu and phi compared with that of a removal debugging model.