A new approach to analysing non-normal quality data with application to process capability analysis

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1917-1933

  Shore, H ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERRORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL;

FITTING PROCEDURE; MEAN SQUARED ERROR; NON NORMAL QUALITY DATA; PROCESS CAPABILITY ANALYSIS; PROCESS CAPABILITY INDICES;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0032123894     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075498193039     Document Type: Article

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