
This chapter presents the information theoretic framework for reliability analysis in which modeling, diagnostics, and inference are developed in a unified manner. The whole range of available information functions for reliability analysis are discussed. An overview of the properties of the basic information functions and many examples that illustrate these properties are presented. It is our hope that this expository paper sets the tone for the direction of future work in the development of models, diagnostics, and inference for reliability analysis based on the information theoretic framework.
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