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An Analysis of the Results of a Visual Test of Textile Yarn
Author(s) -
Baker Anthony G.,
Hillier Kenneth W.,
Woodward Robert H.
Publication year - 1954
Publication title -
journal of the royal statistical society: series c (applied statistics)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.205
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9876
pISSN - 0035-9254
DOI - 10.2307/2985440
Subject(s) - yarn , textile , test (biology) , engineering drawing , engineering , materials science , composite material , geology , paleontology
By analysing the results of a specially planned set of observations, the authors are able to show that a partially subjective test of yarn quality can give reliable results. The errors are estimated. This article also presents an interesting example of the use of transformations of the observed variable.