Classical and the Bayesian Estimation of Process Capability Index

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  • Sumit Kumar Department of Mathematics, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India

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https://doi.org/10.13052/jrss0974-8024.1517

Keywords:

Bootstrap confidence interval, process capability index, Lindley distribution, Xgamma distribution, Akash distribution

Abstract

In this study, to estimate the process capability index 

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Author Biography

Sumit Kumar, Department of Mathematics, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India

Sumit Kumar is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab. He did his M.Sc. in Statistics from the Department of Statistics at Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, and his Ph.D. from the Department of Statistics at the Central University of Rajasthan. He has made good contributions in the areas of statistical quality control, classical and Bayesian inference, and distribution theory. He has also reviewed several papers for different reputed journals. He has published 11 research articles and 1 edited book chapter in reputed national/international journals. He has presented his research work at various national and international conferences and attended several seminars and FDP’s on statistics and related areas

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2022-03-16

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Kumar, S. . (2022). Classical and the Bayesian Estimation of Process Capability Index . Journal of Reliability and Statistical Studies, 15(01), 153–186. https://doi.org/10.13052/jrss0974-8024.1517

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