Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-304) and index.

Quality Concepts -- Introduction -- Quality and reliability defined -- Historical development -- Quality philosophies -- Conclusion -- QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION -- Tolerances and Fits -- Introduction -- Preferred numbers -- Tolerances and fits -- Manufacturing processes and tolerances -- Tolerance selection in assemblies -- Summary -- EXERCISE PROBLEMS -- Geometric Tolerances -- Introduction -- Geometric tolerances -- some basic ideas -- Tolerances of form -- Profile tolerances -- Orientation tolerances -- Tolerances of location -- Tolerances of runout -- Summary -- EXERCISE PROBLEMS -- Elements of Probability and Statistics -- Introduction -- Probability -- Statistics -- Probability distribution definitions -- Discrete probability distributions -- Continuous distributions -- Summary -- EXERCISE PROBLEMS -- Sampling Concepts -- Introduction -- The central limit theorem -- Confidence interval estimation -- Confidence interval for the mean of a normal population -- Confidence interval for the difference between two means -- Confidence interval for a proportion -- Confidence interval for the variance -- Confidence interval for the ratio of two variances -- Hypothesis testing -- Type I and Type II errors -- Sample size determination -- Summary -- EXERCISE PROBLEMS -- Data Presentation: Graphs and Charts -- Introduction -- Stem-and-leaf plots -- Histograms -- Cause-and-effect diagrams -- Pareto charts -- Box plots -- Normal probability plot -- Run charts -- Summary -- EXERCISE PROBLEMS.

Statistical Process Control -- Introduction -- Order statistics and other preliminaries -- Causes of variation -- Statistical process control concepts -- Control charts for variables -- Control charts for attributes -- Operating characteristic (OC) curves -- Summary -- EXERCISE PROBLEMS -- Process Capability Analysis -- Introduction -- Process capability -- Measurement system analysis -- gage repeatability and reproducibility study -- Propagation of errors -- Prediction and tolerance intervals for normal distribution -- Summary -- EXERCISE PROBLEMS -- Acceptance Sampling -- Introduction -- Acceptance sampling for attributes -- Sampling plans for variables -- Summary -- EXERCISE PROBLEMS -- Experimental Design -- Introduction -- Basic concepts -- Factorial experiments -- 2k factorial experiments -- Summary -- EXERCISE PROBLEMS -- Reliability Concepts -- Introduction -- Reliability functions -- Failure distributions -- System reliability -- K-of-N systems -- Standby systems -- Summary -- EXERCISE PROBLEMS -- Reliability Testing -- Introduction -- Weibull distribution parameter estimation -- Lognormal distribution parameter estimation -- Exponential-based life testing and confidence intervals -- Sampling procedures for life testing (exponential-based) --Summary -- EXERCISE PROBLEMS.

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