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Reliability analysis of systems cannot advance beyond theoretical formulae without data from real life or from tests to put some numbers in place of the symbols. This point will be further emphasized and developed in the next chapter. In this chapter we are concerned mainly with the mechanics of data analysis. We do not deny the importance of effective mechanisms for the collection of data, but we cover these only briefly. We explain what outputs are required from the data system rather than prescribing how it should be done because we feel that such methodology is more appropriate to a book on maintenance management and optimization.

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  1. School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

    D. J. Sherwin (Consultant)

  2. Department of Electrical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

    A. Bossche

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Sherwin, D.J., Bossche, A. (1993). Data analysis. In: The Reliability, Availability and Productiveness of Systems. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1582-7_12

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