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| ====MLE Parameter Estimation====
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| The parameters of the 2-parameter Weibull distribution can also be estimated using maximum likelihood estimation (MLE). This log-likelihood function is composed of :
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| ::<math>\begin{align}
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| & \ln (L)= & \Lambda =\underset{i=1}{\overset{{{F}_{e}}}{\mathop \sum }}\,{{N}_{i}}\ln \left[ \frac{\beta }{\eta }{{\left( \frac{{{T}_{i}}}{\eta } \right)}^{\beta -1}}{{e}^{-{{\left( \tfrac{{{T}_{i}}}{\eta } \right)}^{\beta }}}} \right]-\underset{i=1}{\overset{S}{\mathop \sum }}\,N_{i}^{\prime }{{\left( \frac{T_{i}^{\prime }}{\eta } \right)}^{\beta }}\overset{FI}{\mathop{+\underset{i=1}{\mathop{\underset{}{\overset{}{\mathop \sum }}\,}}\,}}\,N_{i}^{\prime \prime }\ln [R_{Li}^{\prime \prime }-R_{Ri}^{\prime \prime }]
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| \end{align}</math>
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| <br>
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| :where:
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| ::<math>R_{Li}^{\prime \prime }={{e}^{-{{(\tfrac{T_{Li}^{\prime \prime }}{\eta })}^{\beta }}}}</math>
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| <br>
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| ::<math>R_{Ri}^{\prime \prime }={{e}^{-{{(\tfrac{T_{Ri}^{\prime \prime }}{\eta })}^{\beta }}}}</math>
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| <br>
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| :* <math>{{F}_{e}}</math> is the number of groups of times-to-failure data points.
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| :* <math>{{N}_{i}}</math> is the number of times-to-failure in the <math>{{i}^{th}}</math> time-to-failure data group.
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| :* <math>\beta </math> is the Weibull shape parameter (unknown a priori, the first of two parameters to be found).
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| :* <math>\eta </math> is the Weibull scale parameter (unknown a priori, the second of two parameters to be found).
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| :* <math>{{T}_{i}}</math> is the time of the <math>{{i}^{th}}</math> group of time-to-failure data.
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| :* <math>S</math> is the number of groups of suspension data points.
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| :* <math>N_{i}^{\prime }</math> is the number of suspensions in <math>{{i}^{th}}</math> group of suspension data points.
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| :* <math>T_{i}^{\prime }</math> is the time of the <math>{{i}^{th}}</math> suspension data group.
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| :* <math>FI</math> is the number of interval data groups.
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| :* <math>N_{i}^{\prime \prime }</math> is the number of intervals in the <math>{{i}^{th}}</math> group of data intervals.
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| :* <math>T_{Li}^{\prime \prime }</math> is the beginning of the <math>{{i}^{th}}</math> interval.
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| :* <math>T_{Ri}^{\prime \prime }</math> is the ending of the <math>{{i}^{th}}</math> interval.
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| <br>
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| The solution is found by solving for a pair of parameters <math>\left( \widehat{\beta },\widehat{\eta } \right)</math> so that <math>\tfrac{\partial \Lambda }{\partial \beta }=0</math> and <math>\tfrac{\partial \Lambda }{\partial \eta }=0</math>. (Other methods can also be used, such as direct maximization of the likelihood function, without having to compute the derivatives.)
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| ::<math>\begin{align}
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| &\frac{\partial \Lambda }{\partial \beta }= \frac{1}{\beta }\underset{i=1}{\overset{{{F}_{e}}}{\mathop{\sum }}}\,{{N}_{i}}+\underset{i=1}{\overset{{{F}_{e}}}{\mathop{\sum }}}\,{{N}_{i}}\ln \left( \frac{{{T}_{i}}}{\eta } \right) -\underset{i=1}{\overset{{{F}_{e}}}{\mathop{\sum }}}\,{{N}_{i}}{{\left( \frac{{{T}_{i}}}{\eta } \right)}^{\beta }}\ln \left( \frac{{{T}_{i}}}{\eta } \right)-\underset{i=1}{\overset{S}{\mathop{\sum }}}\,N_{i}^{\prime }{{\left( \frac{T_{i}^{\prime }}{\eta } \right)}^{\beta }}\ln \left( \frac{T_{i}^{\prime }}{\eta } \right)+\overset{FI}{\mathop{\underset{i=1}{\mathop{\underset{}{\overset{}{\mathop \sum }}\,}}\,}}\,N_{i}^{\prime \prime }\frac{-{{(\tfrac{T_{Li}^{\prime \prime }}{\eta })}^{\beta }}\ln (\tfrac{T_{Li}^{\prime \prime }}{\eta })R_{Li}^{\prime \prime }+{{(\tfrac{T_{Ri}^{\prime \prime }}{\eta })}^{\beta }}\ln (\tfrac{T_{Ri}^{\prime \prime }}{\eta })R_{Ri}^{\prime \prime }}{R_{Li}^{\prime \prime }-R_{Ri}^{\prime \prime }} \\
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| &\frac{\partial \Lambda }{\partial \eta }= \frac{-\beta }{\eta }\underset{i=1}{\overset{{{F}_{e}}}{\mathop{\sum }}}\,{{N}_{i}}+\frac{\beta }{\eta }\underset{i=1}{\overset{{{F}_{e}}}{\mathop{\sum }}}\,{{N}_{i}}{{\left( \frac{{{T}_{i}}}{\eta } \right)}^{\beta }}+\frac{\beta }{\eta }\underset{i=1}{\overset{S}{\mathop{\sum }}}\,N_{i}^{\prime }{{\left( \frac{T_{i}^{\prime }}{\eta } \right)}^{\beta }}+\overset{FI}{\mathop{\underset{i=1}{\mathop{\underset{}{\overset{}{\mathop \sum }}\,}}\,}}\,N_{i}^{\prime \prime }\frac{\beta }{\eta }\frac{{{(\tfrac{T_{Li}^{\prime \prime }}{\eta })}^{\beta }}R_{Li}^{\prime \prime }-{{(\tfrac{T_{Ri}^{\prime \prime }}{\eta })}^{\beta }}R_{Ri}^{\prime \prime }}{R_{Li}^{\prime \prime }-R_{Ri}^{\prime \prime }}
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| \end{align}</math>.
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| =====Example 4=====
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| Using the same data as in the probability plotting example (Example 3), and assuming a 2-parameter Weibull distribution, estimate the parameter using the MLE method.
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| '''Solution'''
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| In this case we have non-grouped data with no suspensions, therefore the above equations become:
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| ::<math>\frac{\partial \Lambda }{\partial \beta }=\frac{6}{\beta }+\underset{i=1}{\overset{6}{\mathop{\sum }}}\,\ln \left( \frac{{{T}_{i}}}{\eta } \right)-\underset{i=1}{\overset{6}{\mathop{\sum }}}\,{{\left( \frac{{{T}_{i}}}{\eta } \right)}^{\beta }}\ln \left( \frac{{{T}_{i}}}{\eta } \right)=0</math>
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| <br>
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| :and:
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| ::<math>\frac{\partial \Lambda }{\partial \eta }=\frac{-\beta }{\eta }\cdot 6+\frac{\beta }{\eta }\underset{i=1}{\overset{6}{\mathop \sum }}\,{{\left( \frac{{{T}_{i}}}{\eta } \right)}^{\beta }}=0</math>
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| <br>
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| Solving the above equations simultaneously we get:
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| ::<math>\begin{matrix}
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| \widehat{\beta }=1.933 \\
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| \widehat{\eta }=73.526 \\
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| \end{matrix}</math>
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| <br>
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