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Closed-Form Results for Masked Exponential Series Systems
Closed-form MLEs and Fisher information for exponential series systems with masked failure data. No numerical optimization required.
December 2, 2025 · 3 min read
algebraic.mle: MLEs as Algebraic Objects
An R package that treats MLEs as algebraic objects. They carry Fisher information, compose through independent likelihoods, and propagate uncertainty correctly.
May 15, 2021 · 3 min read
Observation Functors: Composable Censoring for Series System Simulation
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
maskedcauses: Maximum Likelihood Estimation for Masked Series System Failures
The maskedcauses R package for MLE in series systems with masked component failures, built on composable likelihood contributions and validated through simulation.
February 5, 2026 · 5 min read