The problem of statistical inference on the mean lifetime in the presence of vague data is considered. Situations with fuzzy lifetimes and an imprecise number of failures are discussed.
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author = {Grzegorzewski, Przemys\l aw and Hryniewicz, Olgierd},
title = {Computing with words and life data},
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volume = {12},
year = {2002},
pages = {337-345},
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Grzegorzewski, Przemysław; Hryniewicz, Olgierd. Computing with words and life data. International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Tome 12 (2002) pp. 337-345. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-amcv12i3p337bwm/
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