ABSTRACT
Gupta and Kundu proposed a new class of weighted exponential distributions using the idea of Azzalini. In this article, we develop an acceptance sampling plan for the weighted exponential distribution under a truncated life test. For various acceptance numbers, consumer’s confidence levels and values of the ratio of the experimental time to the specified mean lifetime, the minimum sample size necessary to ensure a certain mean lifetime are obtained. The operating characteristic function values and the associated producer’s risks are also presented. A numerical example is provided to illustrate the acceptance sampling plan.
Acknowledgment
The authors thank the anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments and suggestions to improve the quality of the article.
Funding
The first author’s work was partially supported by the program for the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 2014RC042).