Unobserved, re-defined, unknown or removed failure modes in competing risks

Coolen-Maturi, T.; Coolen, F.P.A.

Abstract

Recently the nonparametric predictive approach to inference for competing risks was introduced by Maturi et al. (2010, J. Risk Reliab. 224, 11–26). In this paper further results for such inferences are presented, with focus on four important and closely related aspects. First, the effect of defined failure modes which thus far have not yet caused failures is studied. Second, the effect of re-defining (groups of) failure modes is considered, followed by a discussion of possible unknown, so undefined, failure modes. Finally, the effect of removal of failure modes is illustrated.

Citation

Coolen-Maturi, T., & Coolen, F. (2011). Unobserved, re-defined, unknown or removed failure modes in competing risks. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability, 225(4), 461-474. https://doi.org/10.1177/1748006x11401706

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2011
• Deposit Date: Mar 29, 2013
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 31, 2014
• Journal: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability
• Print ISSN: 1748-006X
• Electronic ISSN: 1748-0078
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 225
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 461-474
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1748006x11401706
• Keywords: Competing risks, Failure modes, Lower and upper probabilities and survival functions, Nonparametric predictive inference, Right-censored data.
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1481115