Tolerance Limits for the Maxwell Distribution with Emphasis on the SEP (Spherical Error Probable)

Abstract

Tolerance limits are formulated for the Maxwell distribution, and a table of tolerance limit factors for the upper tolerance bound is provided as a function of P (percent of the population below the bound), gamma (confidence level), and n (sample size). Values of P, gamma, and n considered are P = .50, . 75, .90, .95, .99; gamma = .75, .90, .95, .99; n = 2(1)25(5)100(10)200(50) 300(100)1000, infinity. While the formulation is sufficiently general to be of use to anyone who deals with Maxwell data, examples are restricted to the area of weapon systems analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0763363

Entities

People

  • Audrey E. Taub
  • Gary W. Gemmill
  • John R. Crigler
  • Marlin A. Thomas

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Science
  • Distribution Functions
  • Equations
  • Errors
  • Information Science
  • Miss Distance
  • Normal Distribution
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Probability
  • Random Variables
  • Standards
  • Systems Analysis
  • Virginia
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

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  • Solar Physics
  • Systems Analysis and Design