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When shifting T 0 to the left/right on the horizontal axis, the curve f ( t )
moves in the same direction without changing its shape. Thus, T 0 is the
centre of dispersion of the random variable T , i.e. mathematical expectation.
The parameter S characterises the shape of the curve f ( t ), i.e. the
dispersion of the random variable T . As S decreases the p.d.f. curve f ( t )
moves upwards and becomes sharper.
Changes of the graphs of P ( t ) and λ( t ) at different standard deviations
of operating time ( S 1 < S 2 < S 3 ) and T 0 = const are shown in Fig. 1.15.
Using the previously obtained relations between the reliability indicators,
the expressions for P ( t ); Q ( t ) and λ( t ) can be derived from the well known
expression [1.1] for f ( t ). It is clear that these integral equations are very
cumbersome and, therefore, the calculation of integrals for in practice is
replaced by tables.
To this end, we transfer from the random variable T to a certain random
variable
x tT S
= −
(
)/
,
[1.43]
0
distributed normally with parameters, respectively, M { X } = 0 and S =
{ X } = 1 and the distribution density
1
x
2
[1.44]
fx
( )
=
exp
.
2
2
π
Expression [1.44] describes the density of the so-called normalised
normal distribution (Fig. 1.16).
The distribution function of random variable X is written in the form
x
=
F x
()
f x dx
() ,
[1.45]
−∞
￿ ￿ ￿ ￿ ￿
and the symmetry of the curve f ( x ) with respect to the EV M { X } = 0 shows
that f (- x ) = f ( x ), from which F (- x ) = 1 - F ( x ).
1. 15 Changes in graphs P ( t ) and λ (t) at different standard deviations
of operating time ( S 1 < S 2 < S 3 ) and T 0 = const. 
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