EN 60300-3-2:2005

INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Legal considerations
5 Objectives of data collection
6 Considerations on level of reporting
7 Which analysis can be performed?
8 Which data can be collected?
   8.1 General
   8.2 Inventory
   8.3 Usage
   8.4 Environment
   8.5 Events
   8.6 Data sources
9 Analysis methods and their data requirements
10 Resources
11 Planning
12 Philosophies of data collection
   12.1 General
   12.2 Time based - continuous and discontinuous
   12.3 Complete and limited
   12.4 Quantitative and qualitative data collection
   12.5 Data censoring in data collection
13 Methods of data collection
   13.1 General
   13.2 Data stewardship
   13.3 Automation of data collection
Annex A (informative) Data and information quality
Annex B (informative) Data validation
Annex C (informative) ISO references to sampling
Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international
                       publications with their corresponding
                       European publications
Bibliography
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This part of EN 60300 provides guidelines for the collection of data relating to reliability, maintainability, availability and maintenance support performance of items operating in the field. It deals in general terms with the practical aspects of data collection and presentation and briefly explores the related topics of data analysis and presentation of results. Emphasis is made on the need to incorporate the return of experience from the field in the dependability process as a main activity.