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'''Warranty Analysis Nevada Format Example'''
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A company keeps track of its shipments and warranty returns on a month-by-month basis. The data format that the company uses is the Nevada format. Following is a table for shipments in June, July, and August, and the warranty returns through September:
 
 
{|align="center" border="1" cellspacing="1"
|-align="center"
|colspan="2"| ||colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|RETURNS
|-align="center"
|colspan="2" style="text-align:right;"|SHIP||Jul. 2010||Aug. 2010||Sep. 2010
|-align="center"
|Jun. 2010||100||3||3||5
|-align="center"
|Jul. 2010||140||-||2||4
|-align="center"
|Aug. 2010||150||-||-||4
|}
 
 
Convert this information to life data, and determine the parameters for a two-parameter Weibull distribution.
 
 
'''Solution'''
 
We will examine the data month by month.  In June 100 units were sold, and in July 3 of these units were returned. This gives 3 failures at one month for the June shipment, which we will denote as <math>{{F}_{JUN,1}}=3</math> . Likewise, 3 failures occurred in August and 5 occurred in September for this shipment, or  <math>{{F}_{JUN,2}}=3</math>  and  <math>{{F}_{JUN,3}}=5</math>.  Consequently, at the end of our three-month analysis period, there were a total of 11 failures for the 100 units shipped in June. This means that 89 units are presumably still operating, and can be considered suspensions at three months, or  <math>{{S}_{JUN,3}}=89</math>. For the shipment of 140 in July, 2 were returned the following month, or  <math>{{F}_{JUL,1}}=2</math> , and 4 more were returned the month after that, or  <math>{{F}_{JUL,2}}=4</math>.  After two months, there are 134 ( <math>140-2-4=134</math> ) units from the July shipment still operating, or  <math>{{S}_{JUL,2}}=134</math>. For the final shipment of 150 in August, 4 fail in September, or  <math>{{F}_{AUG,1}}=4</math>, with the remaining 146 units being suspensions at one month, or  <math>{{S}_{AUG,1}}=146</math>.
 
It is now a simple matter to add up the number of failures for 1, 2, and 3 months, then add the suspensions to get our reliability data set:
 
 
<center><math>\begin{matrix}
  \text{Failures at 1 month:} & {{F}_{1}}={{F}_{JUN,1}}+{{F}_{JUL,1}}+{{F}_{AUG,1}}=3+2+4=9  \\
  \text{Suspensions at 1 month:} & {{S}_{1}}={{S}_{AUG,1}}=146  \\
  \text{Failures at 2 months:} & {{F}_{2}}={{F}_{JUN,2}}+{{F}_{JUL,2}}=3+4=7  \\
  \text{Suspensions at 2 months:} & {{S}_{2}}={{S}_{JUL,2}}=134  \\
  \text{Failures at 3 months:} & {{F}_{3}}={{F}_{JUN,3}}=5  \\
  \text{Suspensions at 3 months:} & {{S}_{JUN,3}}=89  \\
\end{matrix}</math></center>
 
To perform this analysis in Weibull++, create a warranty analysis folio and choose '''I want to enter data in Nevada format''' in the Project Wizard. 
 
[[Image:warrantyan.png|thumb|center|500px| ]]
 
[[Image:warrantynevada.png|thumb|center|500px| ]]
 
The next window allows you to specify the time units used.  For this example select '''Months''' under '''I want to use the following unit type for each period''' and enter the Start month and Number of Periods and Increment number for the sales data and failure/return data as follows:
 
[[Image:Warranty Example 1 Setup.png|thumb|center|500px| ]]
 
The sales data are entered as follows:
 
[[Image:Warranty Example 1 Sale.png|thumb|center|500px| ]]
 
The return data are entered as follows:
 
[[Image:Warranty Example 1 Return.png|thumb|center|500px| ]]
 
The data can now be analyzed. Select 2-parameter Weibull as the distribution type and MLE as the analysis method and click the '''Calculate''' button. The estimated parameters are  <math>\widehat{\beta }=2.49</math>  and  <math>\widehat{\eta }=6.70.</math>
 
Even though this step is not required for the analysis, the data can also be transferred to a Weibull++ data sheet for illustrative purposes or for ancillary analysis. This can be done by clicking the '''Transfer Life Data to New Folio''' button:
 
[[Image:transferdata2folio.png|center|400px ]]
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or choosing this option under the Data menu.
 
The equivalent Times-to-failure folio is as follows:
 
[[Image:Warranty Example 1 Standard Folio Data.png|thumb|center|500px| ]]

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