Citation

Newby M. Reliab. Eng. 1986; 14(4): 291-308.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1986, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/0143-8174(86)90063-6

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Some simple properties of the mean residual life are developed, and the effect of truncating the range of random variables on their life expectancy is demonstrated. Graphical methods of interpreting the empirical mean residual life are illustrated and shown to help in model selection.