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On the Distribution of the Usual Estimator of Cpk and Some Applications in SPC

Clara Novoa Ingram School of Engineering, Texas State University, San Marcos, TexasCorrespondence[email protected]
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Noel Artiles-Leon Industrial Engineering Department, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Pages 24-32 | Published online: 05 Dec 2008

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