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Binary structure functions with dependent components

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2016

Nader Ebrahimi
Nader Ebrahimi*
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Northern Illinois University
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Abstract

In this paper we attempt to develop an axiomatic theory of binary structure functions with dependent components. This is an important problem, hitherto largely ignored. The concept of coherent structure in probability is introduced and studied. The relationship to the classical coherent structure is discussed. In the new concept the relevancy is defined through reliability of the system, while in the classical concept it is defined through the structure function.

Keywords

COHERENT STRUCTURE FUNCTIONBINARY SYSTEMRELEVANCEIMPORTANCE
Type
Research Article
Information
Advances in Applied Probability , Volume 22 , Issue 3 , September 1990 , pp. 627 - 640
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1990 

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