id: 05971790 dt: j an: 05971790 au: Polpo, A.; Sinha, D. ti: Correction in Bayesian nonparametric estimation in a series system or a competing-risk model. so: Stat. Probab. Lett. 81, No. 12, 1756-1759 (2011). py: 2011 pu: Elsevier Science B.V. (North-Holland), Amsterdam la: EN cc: ut: competing-risks; right censoring; series system; Bayesian nonparametrics ci: Zbl 1009.62090 li: doi:10.1016/j.spl.2011.07.023 ab: Summary: We revisit the Bayesian nonparametric estimator of the component reliability of a series system under a competing risk scenario. Unlike the estimator of {\it V.H. Salinas-Torres} et al. [J. Nonparametric Stat. 14, No.~4, 449‒458 (2002; Zbl 1009.62090)], our estimator of the component survival function is the corresponding Bayes estimator under quadratic loss. rv: