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308 Forecasting Product <strong>Reliability</strong> Chapter 17<br />

Example Using the <strong>Reliability</strong> Forecast Platform<br />

Launch the <strong>Reliability</strong> Forecast Platform<br />

Launch the <strong>Reliability</strong> Forecast platform by selecting Analyze > <strong>Reliability</strong> <strong>and</strong> Survival > <strong>Reliability</strong><br />

Forecast. The initial window is shown in Figure 17.7.<br />

Figure 17.7 <strong>Reliability</strong> Forecast Launch Window<br />

The launch window includes a tab for each contract data format: Nevada, Dates, <strong>and</strong> Time to Failure (or<br />

Time to Event). The following sections describe these formats.<br />

Nevada Format<br />

Contract data is commonly stored in the Nevada format: shipment or production dates <strong>and</strong> failure counts<br />

within specified periods are shaped like the state of Nevada. Figure 17.8 shows the Small Production.jmp<br />

sample data table.<br />

Figure 17.8 Example of the Nevada Format<br />

The Nevada Format tab contains the following options:<br />

Interval Censored Failure considers the returned quantity to be interval censored. The interval is<br />

between the last recorded time <strong>and</strong> the time that the failure was observed. Selected by default.

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