PlayTIME with SuperSMITH Computer Tutorial

PlayTIME with SuperSMITH computer tutorial is a keystroke-by-keystroke tutorial book with case studies and problems in a step-by-step illustrated presentation. The objective of Playtime with SuperSMITH is to show both the novice and the expert how to use all the options and capability in the SuperSMITH software written by Fulton Findings. Fulton Findings software is used for solving reliability problems on a personal computer.

Playtime with SuperSMITH is for sale at a price of US$48. Order PlayTIME with SuperSMITH computer tutorial by purchase order, Visa, MasterCard, or American Express card, or by sending a check to the address shown on the home page of this web site. Download WinSMITH Weibull and WinSMITH Visual files for use with the tutorial as a ZIP file.

PlayTIME with SuperSMITH computer tutorial contains problems used in the Weibull Analysis training programs conducted by Dr. Abernethy and Wes Fulton. Their seminar schedules are maintained on the web.

The Table Of Contents for PlayTIME with SuperSMITH

1. Quick Start SuperSMITH
2. Make Some Weibull Plots
3. Lets Solve Some Problems---
     1.  Weibull with suspensions, MLE versus MRR
     2.  BiWeibull Mixture of competitive failure modes
     3.  Wire fatigue distribution analysis
     4.  Goodness of fit
     5.  Failure forecasting
     6.  Optimum Replacement Intervals, Warranty Limits and Forecasting
     7.  Let’s Make Some Plots
     8.  Your data, Your Problems
     9.  Weibayes with a failure
   10.  Weibayes without a failure
   11.  How about a Dauser shift?
   12.  Inspection interval data
   13.  Coarse data
   14.  Inspection probit data
   15.  Heavy Weight data--Is it significantly different?
   16.  Heavy Weight data--Accelerated test analysis
   17.  Duane-AMSAA
   18.  Probabilistic design
   19.  Tolerance stack-up
   20.  Inspection option versus Kaplan-Meier
   21.  Are two Weibull data sets significantly different?
   22.  Binomial
   23.  Poisson
   24.  Magic
   25.  Bearing Design Function
   26.  Warranty Data Matrix Design Problems
   27.  Mixture of Two Failure Modes
   28.  Mixture of Failure Modes and Batch Effect-YBATH
   29.  High Resolution on Mixture and Batch Problems with ACH
   30.  Distribution of Beta
   31.  An Important Problem
   32.  How Good Are the Answers?
   33.  Fracture Mechanics
   34.  Systems Analysis
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4. Eight Benchmark-Baseline Problems
5. Appendix A-The Icon Tour
   --    New plot & PC icons
   --    Open file folder
   --    Save file
   --    Plot-report
   --    Calculator
   --    Hard copy-soft copy printer icon
   --    Dice-demonstrate
   --    Distribution analysis
   --    Optimal replacement
   --    Predict
   --    Failure forecast-risk
   --    Test requirements
   --    Help?
   --    Confidence intervals
   --    Labels
   --    Methods
   --    Only line
   --    t Zero - 3 parameter
   --    Weibayes - 1 parameter
   --    Zoom
   --    Additional Fulton Findings Programs
   --    Parameter as a function of engineering variables
   --    Mixture
6. Index for Playtime

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The Fulton Findings software packages described in PlayTIME computer tutorial are:

WinSMITH Weibull a probability plotting software which operates under Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT, and
WinSMITH Visual a scientific plotting software which operates under Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT.
MonteCarloSMITH is a DOS based simulation software
BiWeibullSMITH is a DOS based probability plotting software for analyzing mixed failure modes

More details on software prices and features are available from the SuperSMITH web page.

For PlayTIME with SUPERSMITH computer tutorial the contributors are:

• Statistical methods for life data analysis are described by Dr. Robert B. Abernethy in The New Weibull Handbook, 4rd edition.
• Software is prepared by Wes Fulton of Fulton Findings.
• Presentations are by Paul Barringer.

Order PlayTIME with SuperSMITH computer tutorial by purchase order, Visa, MasterCard, or American Express card, or by sending a check to the address shown on the home page of this web site. The price for PlayTIME with SuperSMITH is US$48 plus shipping and handling-- US$20 for Airborne Express---US$40 for offshore shipments--duties (if any) are payable by the receiver.

All prices are subject to change without notice.

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Last revised 8/5/05