Growth curve analysis applied to ammunition deterioration

Journal of Quality Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-80

  Sohn, So Young ^a,b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Dept of Decis Sci and Eng Syst ^*

Author keywords

Age Replacement; Random Effects; Regression Analysis; Reliability Modeling

Indexed keywords

AMMUNITION; DETERIORATION; MAINTENANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RANDOM PROCESSES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

AMMUNITION DETERIORATION; GROWTH CURVE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION MODEL; TWO STAGE ANALYSIS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0029732401     PISSN: 00224065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224065.1996.11979638     Document Type: Article

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