Yalcin, FeminEryılmaz, SerkanEryilmaz, SerkanIndustrial Engineering2024-07-052024-07-052012140018-952910.1109/TR.2011.21822192-s2.0-84858157959https://doi.org/10.1109/TR.2011.2182219https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14411/1362Yalcin, Femin/0000-0003-0602-9392; Eryilmaz, Serkan/0000-0002-2108-1781Start-up demonstration testing is an effective method for illustrating the reliability of a unit before purchasing it. The test consists of starting-up the unit, and observing the outcomes, either success or failure. According to the total successes total failures (TSTF) test procedure, a unit under test is accepted when a specified number of successes is observed before a specified number of failures; otherwise, the unit is rejected. We study the TSTF procedure for dependent start-ups where the outcome of the present start-up depends on the total number of successful start-ups so far. The main characteristics of the TSTF test are obtained under this previous-sum dependent model, and numerical illustrations are presented.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessPositive dependenceprevious-sum dependent modelstart-up reliabilityArticleQ1611227230WOS:000301198500025