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Since deterministic optimum designs obtained without considering uncertainty lead to unreliable designs, it is vital to develop design methods that take account of the input uncertainty. When the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We develop statistical inference procedures in assessing product reliability based on a nonlinear mixed-effect degradation model and the least ...