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Sequential Methods to Detect Material Losses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2009

Ashim K. Mallik  and
Jaxk H. Reeves
Ashim K. Mallik
Affiliation:
Department of Statistics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602
Jaxk H. Reeves
Affiliation:
Department of Statistics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602
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The materials-loss problem is examined under the assumption that one wishes to minimize the maximum expected amount of material diverted. A solution is obtained in the case of constant diversion under a simple sequential probability ratio test (SPRT). Extensions to the cases of correlated errors, random diversion schemes, and the Page and Shirayev-Roberts tests are examined. A thought-provoking application to the regulation of strategic special nuclear materials is given.

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Research Article
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Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences , Volume 2 , Issue 4 , October 1988 , pp. 501 - 515
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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