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Sample size determination for estimating multivariate process capability indices based on lower confidence limits

Chung-I Li Center for Quantitative Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Jeh-Nan Pan Department of Statistics, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, 70101, Republic Of China
Pages 1911-1920 | Received 19 Oct 2010, Accepted 01 May 2012, Published online: 29 May 2012

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