Determining the Existence of Bimodal Distributions in the Data from Static Panel Immersion Testing.

Abstract

An algorithm is presented that aids in deciding whether a sample is from a single population or a mixture of two populations. It is a combination of two established algorithms, the EM algorithm and the minimization of AIC. When tested on simulated data the algorithm performed well. Keywords: Testing; Prediction; Service Life; Antifouling Coatings; and Static Panel Immersion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA172593

Entities

People

  • David W Taylor
  • Gary Fowler

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Antifouling Coatings
  • Binomials
  • Classification
  • Data Sets
  • Graphs
  • Materials
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Monitoring
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Security
  • Statistical Algorithms
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistical Samples

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Statistical inference.
  • Surface Coatings Technology.