The failure rate function enables the determination of the number of failures occurring per unit time. Omitting the derivation (see [19; Data & Data Types]), the failure rate is mathematically given as,
The failure rate function has the units of failures per unit time among surviving, e.g. 1 failure per month.
See Also:
Basic Statistical Background
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