The normal probability plot as a tool for understanding data: A shape analysis from the perspective of skewness, kurtosis, and variability

Quality and Reliability Engineering International

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 249-264

  Boylan, Gregory L ^a   Cho, Byung Rae ^a  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

Author keywords

data analysis; kurtosis; normal probability plots; sample moments; skewness

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF DATA; COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; DATA SETS; GRAPHICAL TOOLS; KURTOSIS; MODEL ESTIMATION; NORMAL PROBABILITY PLOT; NORMALITY TESTING; QUALITY OF PRODUCT; QUALITY PRACTITIONERS; RESEARCH COMMUNITIES; S SHAPE; SAMPLE MOMENTS; SHAPE ANALYSIS; SKEWNESS; STATISTICAL CHARACTERISTICS;

DATA REDUCTION; HIGHER ORDER STATISTICS; PROBABILITY;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84859100590     PISSN: 07488017     EISSN: 10991638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qre.1241     Document Type: Article

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