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It is often the case that some information is available on the parameters of the life distributions from prior experiments or prior analysis of failure data. The Bayesian approach provides the methodology for formal incorporation of prior information with the current data.
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Zacks, S. (1992). Bayesian Reliability Estimation and Prediction. In: Introduction to Reliability Analysis. Springer Texts in Statistics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2854-7_8
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