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In this paper, we present a Bayesian analysis of the bivariate exponential distribution of Block and Basu (1974) assuming different prior densities for the parameters of the model and considering Laplace's method to obtain approximate marginal posterior and posterior moments of interest. We also find approximate Bayes estimators for the reliability of two-component systems at a specified timet 0 considering series and parallel systems. We illustrate the proposed methodology with a generated data set.
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Achcar, J.A., Melgar Santander, L.A. Use of approximate bayesian methods for the block and basu bivariate exponential distribution. J. It. Statist. Soc. 2, 233–250 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02589063
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