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Nonparametric (distribution-free) control charts: An updated overview and some results

S. ChakrabortiDepartment of Information Systems, Statistics, and Management Science, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Correspondence[email protected]
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M. A. GrahamDepartment of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South AfricaView further author information
Pages 523-544 | Published online: 03 May 2019

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