On conformity testing and the use of two stage procedures

International Statistical Review

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 419-432

  Holst, Erik ^a   Thyregod, Poul ^b   Wilrich, Peter Th ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compliance testing; Conformity testing; Limiting value; Specifications; Two stage testing; Uncertainty of measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035528672     PISSN: 03067734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-5823.2001.tb00467.x     Document Type: Article

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