Latest Developments in Variation Research, Reliability, and Weibull Statistics

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

 STATISTICAL BULLETIN

Volume XVII

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Bulletin 1 

A Typical Scenario on the Steps to Reliability

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How Profits are Related to Quality and Reliability

Bulletin 3

Inverse Regression Analysis of Ordered Measurements on Normal Probability Paper

Bulletin 4

The Culminated Entropy Methods of Analyzing Designed Experiments

Bulletin 5

Formulas for the Evidence of Meeting Various Reliability Goals

Bulletin 6

Constructing Nominal 90% Confidence Bands on Weibull Paper

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Computer Analysis of Field Failure Data Using the Cumulative Entropy Concept

Bulletin 8

Median Entropy Computer Program for Analyzing Grouped Field Data


Volume XVIII

Bulletin 1

Semi-Parametric Limits (The Most Reasonable Bounds for Confidence Bands)

Bulletin 2

Taguchi On-LIne Reliability (Defects per Measured Piece)

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The Dollar Entropy Method of Assessing Field Failure Costs

Bulletin 4

Predicting a Seller's Warranty Losses and a Buyer's Post Warranty Losses from Time to Repair Data

Bulletin 5

Discussion of a Typical Taguchi Experimental Plan (L-8) and its Computerized Analysis

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The Underlying Nature of Taguchi's L-9 Experimental Plan

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Deriving Taguchi's L-16 Array from Five Independent Identities

Bulletin 8

Basic Questions on Fractional Factorial Experiments


Volume IXX 

Bulletin 1

Estimating a Field Goal Line for Engine Life in Service

Bulletin 2

Whatever Happened to Common Sense? (Or How Unfounded Assumptions Can Cause Serious Troubles in Reliability Testing)

Bulletin 3

The Re-Education of Mr. Jimmy Big Sample (Or the Effectiveness of Sequential Testing)

Bulletin 4

Mr. Significance Learns a Significant Lesson (The Concept of Confidence Interpolation)

Bulletin 5

Why Aircraft Failures Have Reached a Critical Stage (Or the Fallacy of Trusting in Average Life)

Bulletin 6

Let's Clear Up the Confusion About 90% Confidence Bands

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The Mathematical Basis for Realistic Sample Sizes in Success Run Testing (Derivation of Compressed Success Run Theorem)

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How to Reduce Success Run Sample Size Down to 1/3 of What is Common Practice

  Volume XX 

Bulletin 1

A Simple Computer Program for Obtaining Weibull Parameters from Failures Data Without Any Sorting into Order Statistics

Bulletin 2

The Statistical Entropy Method of Determining Weibull Parameters for Aircraft Field Failures

Bulletin 3

How Runway Roughness Affects Aircraft Fatigue

Bulletin 4

Reference Table for Aircraft Durability Losses Caused by Different Degrees of Runway Roughness

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A Monte-Carlo Program for Generating Random Samples for a Normal Population

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How to Construct Confidence Interpolation Charts for Entropy Ratio Between Two Samples

Bulletin 7

A Handy Computer Program for Calculating Semi-Parametric Rank to Use in Constructing Confidence Bands for Weibull Plots

Bulletin 8

Answering Objections Frequently Made Against Weibull Plotting