Latest Developments in Variation Research, Reliability, and Weibull Statistics

Leonard G. Johnson, Editor                                                                       Wang H. Yee, Director

  STATISTICAL BULLETIN

Volume I 

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Bulletin 1

Approximate formula for the cumulative area under a Normal Curve

How can the C-Level in a F-Distribution be calculated by using Rank Tables?

Bulletin 2

The Use of the "Entropy" concept (cumulative hazard) in Reliability

Bulletin 3

Practical Empirical Formula for calculating Rank Tables for confidence index desired and for any sample size

Bulletin 4

The Theory of Evidence and its applications in Reliability Testing

Bulletin 5

What is the Optimum Level of Reliability?

Bulletin 6

Reliability Optimization Compliance Testing

Bulletin 7

Economics of Statistical Experiment Design

Supplement I:  Biomedical Statistics

Bulletin 8

Designing Accelerated Fatigue Tests


Volume II

Bulletin 1 

Estimating the Endurance Limit of fatigue specimens at several stress levels

Bulletin 2

Sample Comparison vs. Hypothesis Testing

Bulletin 3

Correlating Proving Ground Durability Data with Service Life

Why the Weibull Distribution?

Bulletin 4

Non-Random High Quality Attribute Theory Table of Reliability vs. Success Theory

The Rationale for the Theory and Bayesian procedure 

Non-Random Low Quality Attribute Theory

Bulletin 5

The Sample Size Problem

Bulletin 6

Statistical Judgement of Superior Performance

Confidence Level via Entropy

Applications of Entropy to Emission Control, Treatment of Unfailed Items, and New Product Improvement Decision

Bulletin 7

Variation Research Analysis with Suspended Items

Bulletin 8

A Non-Parametric Bivariate Theory based on the Concept of Quantile Correlation


Volume III

Bulletin 1 

Upper Control Limits for Auditing Automotive Emission rates

Bulletin 2

Improvement of Warranty Predictions by Consideration of Dropouts

Bulletin 3

Predicting Fatigue Life from Ultrasonic Indications

Stress Volume Theory

Theoretical Nature of Entropy (cumulative hazard) Growth Curves

Bulletin 4

Modal Split Theory in Transportation

Bulletin  5

Confidence Levels in Bogey Testing with No Failures

Testing to a Bogey greater than the Required Standard Bogey Testing for Bq Life

Bulletin 6

The Dummy Comparison Problem

Bulletin 7

Do Quality Audits Really Help?

Bulletin 8

Upper Limit Assurance Testing

Worst Case Concept

Volume IV

Bulletin 1 

 A Reliability Index Based on Part Sales

Bulletin 2

The Quantal Response Problem in Field Reliability

Bulletin 3

The Theory of Corroboration

Bulletin 4

The Drawbacks of Employing Maximum Likelihood Estimation in Weibull Analysis

Bulletin 5

Field Surveillance Reliability Formula

Bulletin 6

Estimating Spare Parts Inventory Requirements from the number of Models in the field, together with their ages, stress levels, usage factors, and reliabilities

Bulletin 7

Definitions and Principles for Stock Market Timing

Bulletin 8

The Ultimate Value Distribution and Its Applications