Journal Published Online: 01 March 2000
Volume 28, Issue 2

The Test for Outlier Detection in Normal Distributions with Known σ

CODEN: JTEVAB

Abstract

A new criterion is proposed for testing for outliers when the population standard deviation a is known. The advantage of this criterion is that no table is required and a fixed significance level can be selected. Compared with the current ASTM E 178 criterion for outlier rejection, under the same chance of making a Type I error, the U test has less chance of making a Type II error and therefore is a more powerful test.

Author Information

Wang, W
Wang, T
Pages: 3
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Stock #: JTE12082J
ISSN: 0090-3973
DOI: 10.1520/JTE12082J