Abstract

The performance of step-wise group screening with unequal a-priori probabilities in terms of the expected number of runs and the expected maximum number of incorrect decisions is considered. A method of obtaining optimal step-wise designs with unequal a-priori probabilities is presented for the case in which the direction of each defective factor is assumed to be known a -priori and observations are subject to error. An appropriate cost function is introduced and the value of the group size which minimizes the expected total cost is obtained.

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DOI
10.24200/squjs.vol8iss2pp153-165
Journal
Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, 8(2), 153
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University
Open access
Gold open access
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CC BY 4.0

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APA 7

Manene, M. M. (2003). Step-Wise Group Screening Designs with Unequal A-Priori Probabilities and Errors in Observations. Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, 8(2), 153. https://doi.org/10.24200/squjs.vol8iss2pp153-165

MLA 9

Manene, Moses Mwangi. "Step-Wise Group Screening Designs with Unequal A-Priori Probabilities and Errors in Observations." Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, vol. 8, no. 2, 2003, pp. 153. https://doi.org/10.24200/squjs.vol8iss2pp153-165.

Chicago (author–date)

Manene, Moses Mwangi. 2003. "Step-Wise Group Screening Designs with Unequal A-Priori Probabilities and Errors in Observations." Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science 8 (2): 153. https://doi.org/10.24200/squjs.vol8iss2pp153-165.

Harvard

Manene, M. M. (2003) 'Step-Wise Group Screening Designs with Unequal A-Priori Probabilities and Errors in Observations', Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, 8(2), pp. 153. doi:10.24200/squjs.vol8iss2pp153-165.

Vancouver

Manene MM. Step-Wise Group Screening Designs with Unequal A-Priori Probabilities and Errors in Observations. Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science. 2003;8(2):153. doi:10.24200/squjs.vol8iss2pp153-165

IEEE

M. M. Manene, "Step-Wise Group Screening Designs with Unequal A-Priori Probabilities and Errors in Observations," Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 153, 2003, doi: 10.24200/squjs.vol8iss2pp153-165.