Statistical Reliability
Fall 2001

Homework Log

Chapter 1

• Problems 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.9

Chapter 2

• Problems 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 2,11, 2.13, 2.14

Chapter 3

• Problems 3.1, 3.2, 3.6
• Use SPLIDA to the plots on figures 3.6 and 3.7 and turn them in
  • Use pointwise confidence bands
  • Use simultaneous confidence bands

Chapter 4

• Problems 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.11, 4.12, 4.17

Chapter 6

• Problems 6.1, 6.3, 6.5, 6.6, 6.12
• Do all the Chapter 6 plots that you can do using SPLIDA (Figures 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10, 6.11, 6.12)

Chapter 7

• Problems 7.1, 7.2, 7.4, 7.5

Chapter 8

• Problems 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9
• Do all the Chapter 8 plots that you can do using SPLIDA (Try to see how many you can do.)
• Do the exercises in the JMP tutorial
  • JMP MLE Tutorial
  • JMP Shock Absorber Data
  • JMP Cord Strength Data
• Do the following two JMP tutorials and turn in the associated assignment
  • Comparing Populations (Turn in the exponential plot for the three diets. What does this plot suggest?
    What do the nonparametric tests suggest?)
  • Analyzing of Failure Data with Competing Risks (Turn in the last graph of this tutorial. What would you recommend to the manufactures as a result of your analysis?)
  • How does comparing populations differ from comparing failure modes? How many samples are involved in each case?