VII. A. 1. a. Types of Data

VII. Data Collection and Use
A. Data Collection

1. Types of Data (Evaluate)

Identify and distinguish between various types of data (e.g., attributes vs. variable, discrete vs. continuous, censored vs. complete, univariate vs. multivariate). Select appropriate data types to meet various analysis objectives.

It all starts with data — go get some.

Additional References

Types of Failure Data (article)

Field Industry and Public Failure Data (article)

Sources of Reliability Data (article)

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