Re: weibull analysis in oracle

dnh wrote:

> On Mon, 24 Jun 2002 15:44:57 GMT, Daniel Morgan
> <dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote:
>
> >dnh wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, 21 Jun 2002 15:15:45 GMT, Daniel Morgan
> >> <dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >dnh wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Hi
> >> >>
> >> >> I've been asked to look at developing a GUI screen, which will allow
> >> >> the user to select the source data for the Weibull analysis as well as
> >> >> the ability to override the Beta, Etta and Gamma variables used.
> >> >>
> >> >> Has anybody done weibull analysis using pl/sql (If it's possible)
> >> >> and/or does anybody know of any available source code out there that I
> >> >> can get.
> >> >>
> >> >> Failing that is there any commercial s/w available
> >>
> >> >
> >> >Weibull is a product. Oracle is a product. Can you better explain the
> >> >connection?
> >> >
> >> <snip>
> >> >
> >>
> >> Weibull analysis isn't a product, it's a method for modelling datasets
> >> to make predictions about a products life, give failure rates,
> >> statistically establish warranty periods etc.
> >>
> >> I'm looking for some pl/sql code to do the job or I'll have to do it
> >> myself. I just don't want to "reinvent the wheel"
> >>
> >> nigel
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> >
> >Well if you go to http://www.weibull.com at least one group of people will
> >disagree. And the original poster gave no indication otherwise.
> >
> >Daniel Morgan
> >
>
> Well, they're wrong, weibull analysis and the weibull family of
> distributions was named after Waloddi Weibull, a Swedish engineer who
> published a paper in 1939. I could educate you more about it's earlier
> history, but I won't!
>
> www.weibull.com may well promote a product using the method but
> Weibull is *definitley* not a product!
>
> btw, my original post gave no indication otherwise of what??
>
> sigh! All I want is some code to save writing it myself!
>
> bye 4 now
> nigel
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No indication of whether you were talking about the product by that name or about the analytical technique in a more academic manner.

So I guess one answer to your not writing the code yourself ... would be to buy the product which does run on Oracle. And as they get money to layer their product on top of an Oracle database you can likely conclude that Oracle does not contain the functionality they are selling.

Daniel Morgan Received on Tue Jun 25 2002 - 17:07:13 CEST