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The observed availability of an engineering plant or equipment may be assessed through simulation. Althought probability plotting techniques are often employed to match a probability distribution to given data, an analytical approach is suggested for practical implementation on a microcomputer.
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Wong, T.T., Tang, S.L. (1989). The Assessment of Availability through Simulation. In: Rao, R.B.K.N., Hope, A.D. (eds) COMADEM 89 International. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8905-7_21
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