Why Weibull

[K Wilkins]

I'm new at this and have a question. Why does Weibull fit the reliability model the best? Is there any texts that explain why Weibull and not others or are there other equations that fit the reliability model.

Thanks

[RS Support]

The Weibull distribution tends to fit many types of data since it is very flexible. It is versatile since it can take on the characteristics of other types of distributions, based on the value of the shape parameter, Beta. This does not mean that it will always model the data under consideration.

Our on-line Life Data Analysis Reference at http://www.weibull.com/lifedatawebcontents.htm#Weibull%20Distribution contains quite a bit of material regarding life data analysis, including information on the Weibull distribution. In addition, our reliability resource site, http://www.weibull.com, has much to offer in regards to reliability information.

Hope this helps.

[Annandhan Mayappan]

Weibull distribution fits reliability most of the time. If possible, you can also try any other distribution which might fit your exact product

[Farzana Adam]

hi. i have an assignment question that asks me to discuss WEIBULL ANALYSIS SYSTEM RELIABILITY & its MAINTAINABILITY. pls help. Many thanks

[Pantelis]

See http://www.weibull.com/LifeDataWeb/the_weibull_distribution.htm

http://www.weibull.com/SystemRelWeb/introduction_to_repairable_systems.htm

[bhudd]

The warranty analysis tool of Weibull++ seems attractive, but other departments want to buy Minitab 14. Will it produce reliable failure forecasts from my warranty data? Efficiently?

[surajkamath]

I suggest use of weibull , Minitab has some restrictions in terms of ease of data to be entered . and its more time consuming . Weibull ++ is more user friendly.

Suraj