TOTAL TIME ON TEST PLOT

TOTAL TIME ON TEST PLOT

Graphics Command

Generates a total time on test plot.

For uncensored data, the total time on test statistic for uncensored data is (where X is ascending sorted order):
\( TTT_i = \sum_{j=1}^{i}{(N-j+1) (X_{j} - X_{j-1})} \)

where \( X_0 \) is defined to be zero.

The scaled total time to test is then defined as

\( TTT^{*}_{i} = \frac{TTT_{i}} {TTT_{n}} \)

The scaled total time on test lies between 0 and 1.

For type I and type II censored data, the scaled total time on test is defined as

\( TTT^{*}_{i} = \frac{TTT_{i}} {TTT_{r}} \)

where r is the index of the maximum uncensored failure time. Progressive censoring is not currently supported.

The TOTAL TIME ON TEST PLOT is then a plot of \( TTT^{*}_{i} \) against \( i/n \) (or \( i/r \) for censored data). In addition, a reference line is plotted from (0,0) to (1,1).

The primary purpose of this plot is to distinguish between a constant hazard function, an increasing hazard function or a decreasing hazard function. If the plot shows the data being nearly concave and mostly above the 45 degree line, this indicates the data is from a distribution with an increasing hazard function. If the plot shows the data being nearly convex and mostly below the 45 degree line, this indicates the data is from a distribution with a decreasing hazard function. If the plot shows the data randomly around the 45 degree line, this indicates the data is from a distribution with a constant hazard function (i.e., an exponential distribution).

TOTAL TIME ON TEST PLOT <y>
                        <SUBSET/EXCEPT/FOR qualification>
where <y> is a response variable containing failure times;
and where the <SUBSET/EXCEPT/FOR qualification> is optional.

This syntax is used for uncensored data.

TOTAL TIME ON TEST PLOT <y> <tag>
                        <SUBSET/EXCEPT/FOR qualification>
where <y> is a response variable containing failure times;
            <tag> is a tag variable indicating whether the times in <y> are failure times or censoring times;
and where the <SUBSET/EXCEPT/FOR qualification> is optional.

This syntax is used for censored data.

TOTAL TIME ON TEST PLOT Y
TOTAL TIME ON TEST PLOT Y CENSOR

If any of the response values are negative, an error is returned.

If the censoring variable is included, a value of 0 indicates a censored value and a value of 1 indicates an uncensored value.

Dataplot will check the number of distinct values in the censoring variable. If there is only one distinct value, then all observations are treated as uncensored. If there are two distinct values, then the smaller value indicates censored data and the larger value indicates uncensored data. If there are more than two distinct values, an error is returned.

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TTT PLOT is a synonym for TOTAL TIME ON TEST PLOT

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Rinne (2010), "Location–Scale Distributions: Linear Estimation and Probability Plotting Using MATLAB".

Epstein and Sobel (1953), "Life Testing," Journal of the American Statistical Association, 48, 486–502.

Barlow and Campo (1975), "Time on Test Processes and Applications to Failure data analysis," in Barlow, Fusssell and Singpurwalla (eds.) "Reliability and Fault Tree Analysis," SIAM, Philadelphia, 451–481.

Reliability

2020/06

 
SKIP 25
READ HAHN.DAT MILES TAG
LET CENSOR = TAG
LET CENSOR = 0 SUBSET TAG = 2
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TITLE CASE ASIS
TITLE Total Time on Test Plot for HAHN.DAT
LABEL CASE ASIS
Y1LABEL TTT*(i)
X1LABEL i/n
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TOTAL TIME ON TEST PLOT MILES CENSOR
    

 
. Step 1:   Define some data
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let n = 100
let gamma = 0.5
let y1 = weibull rand numb for i = 1 1 n
let gamma = 1.0
let y2 = weibull rand numb for i = 1 1 n
let gamma = 2.0
let y3 = weibull rand numb for i = 1 1 n
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. Step 2:   Plot the data
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case asis
title case asis
label case asis
title offset 2
tic offset units screen
tic mark offset 3 3
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ylimits 0 1
major y1tic mark number 6
minor y1tic mark number 3
y1label TTT(i)
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xlimits 0 1
major x1tic mark number 6
minor x1tic mark number 3
x1label i/n
x2label Circle: Gamma = 0.5, Square: Gamma = 1.0, Triangle: Gamma = 2.0
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title Scaled Total Time On Test Plot
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character circle blank
character fill on
character hw 1.0 0.75
line solid dotted
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title Total Time on Test Plot for Weibull Distributions
total time on test plot y1
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pre-erase off
frame off
tic mark off
tic mark labels off
title
label
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character square
total time on test plot y2
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character triangle
total time on test plot y3