A Bayesian approach to calibration intervals and properly calibrated tolerance intervals

Journal of Quality Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 194-205

  Hamada, M ^a   Pohl, A ^b   Spiegelman, C ^c   Wendelberger, J ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Wright Patterson Air Force Base   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Linear calibration; Lognormal population; Nonlinear calibration models; Normal population; Tolerance bounds

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CALORIMETERS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DOPPLER RADAR; FITS AND TOLERANCES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SPEED CONTROL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

BAYESIAN APPROACH; CALIBRATION INTERVALS; LOGNORMAL POPULATION; NONLINEAR CALIBRATION MODELS; NORMAL POPULATION; TOLERANCE BOUNDS;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

EID: 1642438109     PISSN: 00224065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224065.2003.11980207     Document Type: Article

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