Application of the generalized lambda distributions in a statistical process control methodology

Journal of Process Control

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1087-1098

  Fournier, B ^a   Rupin, N ^a   Bigerelle, M ^a,b   Najjar, D ^a   Iost, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LILLE 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Generalized lambda distributions; Hypothesis testing; Non normality; Numerical simulations; Sampling data; Statistical process control; Western electric rules

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

GENERALIZED LAMBDA DISTRIBUTIONS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SAMPLING DATA; WESTERN ELECTRIC RULES;

STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 33751009412     PISSN: 09591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jprocont.2006.06.009     Document Type: Article

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