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MMR 2009

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1. How did you hear about MARS (for example: web surfing and research, reading of scientific papers, communication during conferences, from colleagues, other to be defined) ?

2. Do you know that MARS is jointly developed by LJK and EDF R&D ?

3. Do you know (commercial or free) software tools which are similar to MARS? Do you use them ?

4. Did you find it difficult to download MARS from our website ?

very difficult
quite difficult
standard
easy
very easy
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5. Did you find it difficult to install MARS on your computer ?

very difficult
quite difficult
standard
easy
very easy
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6. Which MARS version is currently installed on your computer? What is your IT operating environment? (Linux vs. Windows) ?

7. How would you characterize MARS user interface and how could it be improved ?

very complicated
complicated
standard
accessible
very user-friendly
Other:

8. How would you characterize MARS documentation and how could it be improved ?

very complicated
awkward
insufficient
standard
well-adapted
very convenient
very helpful
Other:

9. Do you find it difficult to use MARS in order to carry out a study ?

very difficult
quite difficult
standard
easy
very easy
Other:

10. Have you ever encountered errors or bugs with MARS? Did it dissuade you from using MARS? Did you contact MARS technical support team and if so, were you satisfied with the answer(s) you got ?

11. For what kind of purposes do you use MARS ?

simple curiosity
methodological benchmark
software tool benchmark
industrial case studies
educational purpose
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12. How many times did you use MARS? How often do you use MARS ?

almost never
rarely
sometimes
often
very often
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13. How many studies did you carry out with MARS? ?

14. Among those available (import and visualization of data sets, statistical estimation, reliability indicators assessment, simulation of data sets, validation of the statistical estimation accuracy), do you use all MARS functionalities? If it is not the case, which one(s) do you frequently use ?

15. What kind of data sets do you analyze with MARS (for example: real or simulated data- type of systems? - number of systems, corrective maintenance times and preventive maintenance times?- length of the system operation time period - other to be defined) ?

16. From your point of view, what are the current strong points/strengths of MARS ?

17. From your point of view, what are the current weak points/defects of MARS ?

18. From your point of view, what are the main areas of improvement for MARS? What functionalities would you find useful to add to MARS ?