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Library of Congress Cataloging–in–Publication Data
Names: Klyatis, Lev M., author. | Anderson, Edward L., 1945– editor.
Title: Reliability prediction and testing textbook / by Lev M. Klyatis ;
Edward L. Anderson, language editor.
Description: Hoboken, NJ, USA : Wiley, 2018. | Includes bibliographical
references and index. |
Identifiers: LCCN 2017054872 (print) | LCCN 2017059378 (ebook) | ISBN
9781119411925 (pdf) | ISBN 9781119411932 (epub) | ISBN 9781119411888
(cloth)
Subjects: LCSH: Accelerated life testing.
Classification: LCC TA169.3 (ebook) | LCC TA169.3 .K5964 2018 (print) | DDC
620/.00452–dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017054872
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