SCALEPARAMETER

Description: Returns the value of the scale parameter of the fitted model. Only available for stress-dependent models. Time required only for Cumulative Damage model with time-varying stresses.

Syntax: SCALEPARAMETER(Data_Src, [Time], [Confidence Level], [SL_1])

Data_Src is the source data sheet from which the value is taken.

Time determines the operation duration under the time-dependent stress profile. For example, if the selected stress profile uses 100 degrees from 0 to 100 hours and 200 degrees from 100 to 200 hours, then if you enter 150 for the time, you will get the scale factor for the operation duration of 150 hours. (This field is required only when the source data sheet uses the Cumulative Damage model with time-varying stresses.)

Confidence Level is the percentage (entered as a decimal value) for the 1-sided confidence bounds.

SL_1 is the stress level, for each stress type, at which the scale parameter is calculated. The number of stress level inputs is determined by the number of stress types in the specified data sheet.

Remarks:

The Data_Src can be one of the following values:

If using a default data source, it must be either 1, 2, 3 or 4, as selected from the Data Source Index drop-down list.
It can take a data sheet name (e.g., "Folio1!Data 1").
It can take a variable name defined in the Defined Names window (e.g., datasource).

Time is a required value if the data sheet uses the cumulative damage life-stress model and any stress level (SL_1) value is set to a time-varying stress. In all other cases, this input is not used. It must be greater than 0.

Note: If you are using the Function Wizard to enter this function, the Time field will be visible only if a) the data source is an ALTA standard folio with a time-dependent stress profile used to assign at least one stress level and b) you have selected a stress profile for at least one of the fields in the Stress Levels area.

Confidence Level is an optional value and, if specified, must be greater than 0 and less than 1.
SL_1 is an optional value. The default value is the use stress specified in the Use Stress Level window, but you can change the value to any desired number. If the data sheet uses the Cumulative Damage model, you can also use a stress profile for this value.
The returned parameter varies based on the distribution:

Weibull: Eta

Lognormal: Mean

Exponential: Lambda

Example:

SCALEPARAMETER("Folio1!Data 1",,0.9,356) = 1.4470E+4

Note that this value will vary depending on the source data set.