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title: 'kofn: Maximum Likelihood Estimation for k-out-of-n System Data'
version: 0.4.0
doi: 10.32614/CRAN.package.kofn
abstract: 'Maximum likelihood estimation of component lifetime parameters from system-level
  observations of k-out-of-n systems. Supports exponential and Weibull component distributions
  under multiple observation schemes: Scheme 0 (system lifetime only), Scheme 1 (periodic
  inspection), and Scheme 2 (complete monitoring). Provides an EM algorithm for Weibull
  parallel systems and Fisher information comparison across schemes. The k-out-of-n
  framework unifies series (k=1) and parallel (k=m) systems as a censoring problem
  on component lifetimes. Conforms to the ''likelihood.model'' generics and returns
  fitted objects compatible with ''algebraic.mle''. The data-generating process and
  topology infrastructure (system survival, density, signature, structure function,
  importance measures) are delegated to the ''dist.structure'' package; kofn focuses
  exclusively on inference for the k-out-of-n family.'
authors:
- family-names: Towell
  given-names: Alexander
  email: lex@metafunctor.com
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6443-9897
repository: https://queelius.r-universe.dev
repository-code: https://github.com/queelius/kofn
commit: a84d8f62f572011075fbc534c79b900743485941
url: https://queelius.github.io/kofn/
date-released: '2026-05-23'
contact:
- family-names: Towell
  given-names: Alexander
  email: lex@metafunctor.com
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6443-9897