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maskedcauses: Maximum Likelihood Estimation for Masked Series System Failures
Announcing the maskedcauses R package for maximum likelihood estimation in series systems with masked component failures—built on composable likelihood contributions, validated through extensive simulation, and heading to CRAN.
February 5, 2026 · 5 min read
Observation Functors: Composable Censoring for Series System Simulation
Announcing observation functors in maskedcauses — composable functions that separate the data-generating process from the observation mechanism, enabling mixed-censoring simulation and verified Monte Carlo studies.
February 13, 2026 · 9 min read
mdrelax: When Masking Conditions Don't Hold
Extending masked failure data analysis when traditional C1-C2-C3 conditions are violated.
December 3, 2025 · 2 min read
Closed-Form Results for Masked Exponential Series Systems
Deriving closed-form maximum likelihood estimators and Fisher information for exponential series systems with masked failure data.
December 2, 2025 · 2 min read