Case 4: 1 Failure and 1+ Suspensions

Data Types:

All data types with suspensions

Methods of Analysis

MLE

Confidence Bounds Calculations?

Yes

Distributions

All except mixed Weibull, 3-parameter Weibull, 2-parameter exponential and generalized gamma. However, depending on the number of suspensions and their location, a solution may be impossible.

Competing Failure Modes?

No

If you enter only one unique failure and at least one suspension with any analysis method other than MLE, the application will notify you that only MLE is possible.

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