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Application of Statistical Models to Engineering Problems

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A Modern Course on Statistical Distributions in Scientific Work

Part of the book series: NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series ((ASIC,volume 17))

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This report describes two applications of the use of distributional procedures. They deal with the solution of engineering problems. The techniques employed are all straight forward and well known. The purpose of the paper is to illustrate how simple techniques can be used to solve otherwise difficult problems.

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  1. Department of Mathematical Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, Fla, 33144, USA

    S. S. Shapiro

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  1. S. S. Shapiro
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  1. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa., USA

    G. P. Patil

  2. Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa., USA

    S. Kotz

  3. University of Warwick, Coventry, England

    J. K. Ord

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Shapiro, S.S. (1975). Application of Statistical Models to Engineering Problems. In: Patil, G.P., Kotz, S., Ord, J.K. (eds) A Modern Course on Statistical Distributions in Scientific Work. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1845-6_21

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