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We I Bull Distribution

This document provides information and instructions for performing a Weibull analysis in Excel. It discusses the Weibull distribution parameters alpha and beta that are used in the Excel Weibull function, and notes that while the function can return CDF and PDF values, it does not perform regression to calculate the characteristic life and slope values from data. Examples are given of the Weibull CDF and PDF formulas and how changing values in the example calculation affect the reliability, failure rate, and survival functions.

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We I Bull Distribution

This document provides information and instructions for performing a Weibull analysis in Excel. It discusses the Weibull distribution parameters alpha and beta that are used in the Excel Weibull function, and notes that while the function can return CDF and PDF values, it does not perform regression to calculate the characteristic life and slope values from data. Examples are given of the Weibull CDF and PDF formulas and how changing values in the example calculation affect the reliability, failure rate, and survival functions.

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Weibull Analysis In Excel Refer to The New Weibull Handbook,

Data To Use For Also refer to International Standard


The Facts For A Weibull Plot Excel Regression
X-age to Use This Use This
Y-plot
i-values failure Data For Data For
position
sorted X-axis Y-axis
1 37 0.11 - 2.16 3.61 A Weibull function is provided in Excel fo
2 63 0.27 - 1.18 4.14 Weibull(x,alpha,beta,true
3 69 0.42 - 0.60 4.23 Weibull(x,alpha,beta,false
4 73 0.58 - 0.15 4.29 note x must be greater than zero
5 108 0.73 0.28 4.68 note alpha in Excel is the Weibull slop
6 140 0.89 0.79 4.94 note beta in Excel is the Weibull chara
Excel Regression Stats The Weibull function in Excel
b= 2.36 0.632121 <--Using the Excel Weibull function for X
h= 92.67 0.009373 <--Using the Excel Weibull function for X
R =
2
0.95 The Weibull CDF = 1-exp(-(x/
The Weibull PDF = (b/(
SuperSMITH Weibull Stats Given (change any value in the yellow
b= 2.36 b h
h= 92.67 2.361 92.672
R2 = 0.95

This is your observation.


Fill in by hand.
The rest will calculate automatically. This is the value you want to use as a
predictor. So enter by hand. E.g. you
Note on Y-plot, change the number of the sample mean.
observation to you sample size.
he New Weibull Handbook, 5th edition, by Dr. Robert B. Abernethy for nomenclature
to International Standard IEC 61649 Edition 2.0 2008-08 for the same nomeclature as The New Weibull Handbook

function is provided in Excel for the CDF and PDF values


alpha,beta,true) <--provides the cumulative distribution function, CDF, at the value of x
alpha,beta,false) <--provides the probablity density function, PDF, at the value for x
must be greater than zero
ha in Excel is the Weibull slope b
a in Excel is the Weibull characteristic value h
ull function in Excel will not take a data set and return the b and h values!
he Excel Weibull function for X-age to failure @ 92.672 we get the expected CDF
he Excel Weibull function for X-age to failure @ 92.672 we get the expected PDF
ull CDF = 1-exp(-(x/h)^(1/b)) Weibull reliability R = 1-CDF
ull PDF = (b/(h^b))*(x^(b-1))*exp(-1*(x/h)^b) Instanteous failure rate = H(t)=(b/h)*(x/h)^(b-1)
hange any value in the yellow boxes):
x CDF PDF R H(t) S(t)
92.672 ----------> 0.63 0.01 0.37 0.03 0.97

R = reliability
H(t) = fails immediately
S(t) = survival rate
he value you want to use as a
r. So enter by hand. E.g. you may use
ple mean.
ull Handbook

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