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  • Statistics
  • Reliability Engineering
  • Data Analysis

Background:

  • The two-parameter Weibull distribution is fundamental in reliability and lifetime data analysis.
  • Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE) is the standard method for estimating Weibull parameters (scale and shape).
  • Current MLE methods often require complex numerical or graphical techniques due to the lack of closed-form solutions for the shape parameter.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel Weibull shape parameter estimator using perturbation theory.
  • To provide a straightforward, explicit expression for the Weibull shape parameter.
  • To enable simplified and accurate estimation of both scale and shape parameters.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a new parameter estimator based on perturbation theory.
  • Derivation of an explicit analytical expression for the Weibull shape parameter.
  • Validation using right-censored lifetime data sets with varying sample sizes and censoring percentages.

Main Results:

  • The proposed perturbation theory-based estimator yields an explicit expression for the Weibull shape parameter.
  • This explicit expression simplifies the estimation of both scale and shape parameters.
  • Analysis of censored data sets demonstrates high accuracy, surpassing limitations of existing estimators.

Conclusions:

  • The novel estimator provides an accurate and computationally efficient alternative for Weibull parameter estimation.
  • It overcomes the limitations of traditional MLE methods that rely on numerical approximations.
  • The method is effective for analyzing complex lifetime data, including right-censored datasets.