A spacings-based prediction method for future upper record values is proposed as an alternative to maximum likelihood prediction. For an underlying family of distributions with continuous cumulative distribution functions, the general form of the predictor as a function of the estimator of the...

Summary In a scheme of independent, possibly Type-II censored samples, joint estimation of scale parameters is considered under an order statistics prior leading to strictly ascendingly ordered Bayes estimators. The focus is on deriving handy closed-form expressions for the estimators

Step-stress models form an essential part of accelerated life testing procedures. Under a step-stress model, the test units are exposed to stress levels that increase at intermediate time points of the experiment. The goal is to develop statistical inference for, e.g., the mean lifetime under...