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In this chapter, we will briefly present three lifetime distributions commonly used in accelerated life test analysis: the exponential, the Weibull and the lognormal distributions. Note that although all forms are mentioned below, ALTA uses the 1-parameter form of the exponential distribution and the 2-parameter form of the Weibull distribution.

Readers who are interested in a more rigorous overview of these distributions (or for information about other life distributions) can refer to ReliaSoft's [[Life Data Analysis Reference Book|Life Data Analysis Reference]]. For information about the parameter estimation methods, see [[Appendix_B:_Parameter_Estimation|Appendix B]].<br> 

=The Exponential Distribution=
{{Exponential Distribution Definition}}
==Exponential Distribution Functions==
{{:Exponential Distribution Functions}}
== Characteristics of the Exponential Distribution==
{{:Exponential Distribution Characteristics}}

= The Weibull Distribution  =
{{Weibull Distribution Definition}}
==Weibull Distribution Functions==
{{:Weibull Distribution Functions}}
==Characteristics of the Weibull Distribution==
{{:Weibull Distribution Characteristics}}

= The Lognormal Distribution =
{{Lognormal Distribution Definition}}
==Lognormal Distribution Functions==
{{:Lognormal Distribution Functions}}
==Characteristics of the Lognormal Distribution==
{{:Lognormal Distribution Characteristics}}