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Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods Volume 38, 2009 - Issue 10
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RANKING AND SELECTION THEORY

Selecting the Best Process Based on Capability Index via Empirical Bayes Approach

Wen-Tao Huang Department of Management Sciences and Decision Making, Tamkang University, Taiwan, ROCCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yao-Tsung Lai Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, Aletheia University, Taiwan, ROC
Pages 1576-1588 | Received 01 May 2008, Accepted 29 Dec 2008, Published online: 24 Apr 2009

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