An Algorithm for Constructing Orthogonal and Nearly-Orthogonal Arrays With Mixed Levels and Small Runs

Technometrics

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 390-395

  Kabaila, Paul ^a   Lloyd, Chris J ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exact confidence limit; Reliability

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY THEORY;

BUEHLER UPPER LIMITS; FAILURE PROBABILITY; LIKELIHOOD RATIO STATISTIC;

STATISTICS;

EID: 0036849839     PISSN: 00401706     EISSN: 15372723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/004017002188618581     Document Type: Article

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