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Comments on “A Tutorial on Probabilistic Risk Assessment for Net Package Contents”
Mini Paper Appearing in Spring 1998 Newsletter
This paper demonstrates the implications of controlling the fill accuracy standard deviation of a process...
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 1998-03
- Keywords:Standard deviation, Normal distribution

A Tutorial on Probabilistic Risk Assessment for Net Package Contents
Mini Paper Appearing in Fall 1997 Newsletter
This paper demonstrates how to calculate the producer’s risk of being in violation of package fill regulations...
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 1997-09
- Keywords:Mean, Standard deviation, Normal distribution, Binomial distribution

Resampling: Transforming Statistics
Basic Tools Appearing in Winter 1994 Newsletter
This article demonstrates the applications and advantages of resampling, a computationally rich but minimal assumption method for solving statistical problems requiring probabilistic analysis...
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 1994-01
- Keywords:Resampling, Hypothesis Testing, Normal distribution

Normal Probability Plots
Basic Tools Taken from the Fall 1992 Newsletter
This article illustrates the construction of normal probability plots and describes the information one can obtain from the plots...
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 1992-09
- Keywords:Normal distribution, Standard deviation, Mean, Probability plot

Application of Control Charting to Weibull Data
Mini Paper Taken from the Winter 1992 Newsletter
This paper presents an example of one possible use of Weibull statistics for quality control with lot type data...
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 1992-01
- Keywords:Weibull distribution, Statistical process control, Maximum likelihood estimation, Normal distribution, Joint density function, Control charts, Sample Size, Normal plots, Wilk-Shapiro test, Moving range chat, Hotelling's T2 distribution, Correlation

The Great Stem and Leaf Plot Debate
Basic Tools Taken from the Summer 1991 Newsletter
This article discusses the benefits of stem and leaf plots and provides instructions on how to construct them...
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 1991-06
- Keywords:Stem and Leaf Diagram, Histogram, Standard deviation, Normal plots, Normal distribution, Residuals, Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)