Bayesian estimation of the process capability index Cpk

South African Statistical Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 139-158

  Van Der Merwe, A J ^a   Chikobvu, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cornish Fisher approximations; Gibbs sampling; Moments; Pearson curves; Posterior distribution; Reference and probability matching priors

Indexed keywords

EID: 18444394585     PISSN: 0038271X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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