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Through the prior distribution, prior information affects the ADT Bayesian evaluation results ultimately. However, different evaluators may obtain different prior distributions based on the same prior information due to varying experiences or rules, which may lead to differences in the ADT Bayesian evaluation results. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze and study the impact of prior distribution uncertainty on the ADT Bayesian evaluation results while also finding criteria to judge the quality of prior distributions. This paper focuses on the ADT Bayesian evaluation method based on the Wiener process and the Arrhenius relation, studying the influence of different prior distributions on the robustness of ADT Bayesian evaluation results. Additionally, based on the deviance information criterion (DIC), a criterion for selecting prior distributions in the ADT Bayesian evaluation method is proposed. Through carrying out uncertainty analysis of prior distribution in the ADT Bayesian evaluation method, a theoretical system and framework for analyzing prior uncertainty in ADT Bayesian evaluation based on DIC are established, providing a better foundation for the practical application of the ADT Bayesian evaluation method in engineering.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/sym16020160","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,30]],"date-time":"2024-01-30T03:45:12Z","timestamp":1706586312000},"page":"160","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Uncertainly Analysis of Prior Distribution in Accelerated Degradation Testing Bayesian Evaluation Method Based on Deviance Information Criterion"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-3817-1435","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tianji","family":"Zou","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China"},{"name":"University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4602-8853","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kai","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China"},{"name":"University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wenbo","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China"},{"name":"University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9755-2714","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ke","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China"},{"name":"University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7087-529X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Congmin","family":"Lv","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China"},{"name":"University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Sun, F., Liu, L., Li, X., and Liao, H. 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