# order statistics

• July 11th 2010, 06:10 AM
TGASJOOL
order statistics
say i have three machines connected in parallel. the life expectancy of each machine is exponentially distributed with beta value of 10. The system is in the working state if any one of the connected component is working.

Find the probability of the system operating for more than 5 hours.
• July 11th 2010, 06:14 AM
SpringFan25
Ill assume the lifetime of each machine is independant of the others.

$X_{1,2,3} = \text{Life of machine i}$

$P(\text{system dead at 5 hours}) = P(X_1 < 5,X_2 <5,X_2 < 5,X_3 < 5) = P(X_1 < 5)P(X_2 < 5)P(X_3 < 5)$

$=(1-e^{-5\lambda}))^3$

I think Lambda is 1/beta. in any case, just use the CDF as you ahve been taught it.

$P(\text{system lives more than 5 hours}) = 1-P(\text{system dead at 5 hours})= 1-(1-e^{-5\lambda}))^3$
• July 11th 2010, 06:17 AM
TGASJOOL
say if each machine's are having different beta values

machine1 --> beta1 = 5
machine2 --> beta2 = 6
machine3 --> beta3 = 7

Now is i this a order statistic sum?
• July 11th 2010, 06:18 AM
SpringFan25
you should be able to generalise what i wrote, have a go
• July 11th 2010, 06:22 AM
TGASJOOL
i heard that to apply order statistics the distributions should be the same now if the beta values are different then the distributions will not be the same. Am i correct

So in this case you cannot apply order statistics principles you have to go in the general way

am i correct?
• July 11th 2010, 06:29 AM
SpringFan25
if by "order statistics principles" you mean using the binomial distribution to get a quick answer, then you are correct.
• July 11th 2010, 09:19 AM
TGASJOOL
no i did not mean for binomial distribution.

X1 - distribution of macine 1
X2 - distribution of machine 2
X3- distribution of machine 3

each machine's life is exponentially distributed.

But since each machine's beta values are not the same order stat principles cannot be applied in this case. Am i correct ?