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The Discrete Weibull Distribution

Toshio Nakagawa, Shunji Osaki

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The discrete Weibull distribution is defined to correspond with the Weibull distribution in continuous time. A few properties of the discrete Weibull distribution are discussed.

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The discrete Weibull distribution is defined to correspond with the Weibull distribution in continuous time. A few properties of the discrete Weibull distribution are discussed.

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The discrete Weibull distribution is defined to correspond with the Weibull distribution in continuous time. A few properties of the discrete Weibull distribution are discussed.

Key concepts: Weibull distribution, Reliability theory, Reliability engineering, Weibull fading, Computer science, Statistics, Mathematics, Failure rate

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