Template:Example: Simple-Actuarial Example

Actuarial Simple Example

A group of 55 units are put on a life test during which the units are evaluated every 50 hours. The results are:

[math]\displaystyle{ \begin{matrix} Start & End & Number of & Number of \\ Time & Time & Failures, {{r}_{i}} & Suspensions, {{s}_{i}} \\ 0 & 50 & 2 & 4 \\ 50 & 100 & 0 & 5 \\ 100 & 150 & 2 & 2 \\ 150 & 200 & 3 & 5 \\ 200 & 250 & 2 & 1 \\ 250 & 300 & 1 & 2 \\ 300 & 350 & 2 & 1 \\ 350 & 400 & 3 & 3 \\ 400 & 450 & 3 & 4 \\ 450 & 500 & 1 & 2 \\ 500 & 550 & 2 & 1 \\ 550 & 600 & 1 & 0 \\ 600 & 650 & 2 & 1 \\ \end{matrix} }[/math]

Solution

The reliability estimates can be obtained by expanding the data table to include the calculations used in the actuarial-simple method:

[math]\displaystyle{ \begin{matrix} Start & End & Number of & Number of & Available & {} & {} \\ Time & Time & Failures, {{r}_{i}} & Suspensions, {{s}_{i}} & Units, {{n}_{i}} & 1-\tfrac{{{r}_{j}}}{{{n}_{j}}} & \prod\mathop{}_{}^{}1-\tfrac{{{r}_{j}}}{{{n}_{j}}} \\ 0 & 50 & 2 & 4 & 55 & 0.964 & 0.964 \\ 50 & 100 & 0 & 5 & 49 & 1.000 & 0.964 \\ 100 & 150 & 2 & 2 & 44 & 0.955 & 0.920 \\ 150 & 200 & 3 & 5 & 40 & 0.925 & 0.851 \\ 200 & 250 & 2 & 1 & 32 & 0.938 & 0.798 \\ 250 & 300 & 1 & 2 & 29 & 0.966 & 0.770 \\ 300 & 350 & 2 & 1 & 26 & 0.923 & 0.711 \\ 350 & 400 & 3 & 3 & 23 & 0.870 & 0.618 \\ 400 & 450 & 3 & 4 & 17 & 0.824 & 0.509 \\ 450 & 500 & 1 & 2 & 10 & 0.900 & 0.458 \\ 500 & 550 & 2 & 1 & 7 & 0.714 & 0.327 \\ 550 & 600 & 1 & 0 & 4 & 0.750 & 0.245 \\ 600 & 650 & 2 & 1 & 3 & 0.333 & 0.082 \\ \end{matrix} }[/math]

As can be determined from the preceding table, the reliability estimates for the failure times are:

[math]\displaystyle{ \begin{matrix} Failure Period & Reliability \\ End Time & Estimate \\ 50 & 96.4% \\ 150 & 92.0% \\ 200 & 85.1% \\ 250 & 79.8% \\ 300 & 77.0% \\ 350 & 71.1% \\ 400 & 61.8% \\ 450 & 50.9% \\ 500 & 45.8% \\ 550 & 32.7% \\ 600 & 24.5% \\ 650 & 8.2% \\ \end{matrix} }[/math]