Date:         Thu, 9 Nov 2006 23:34:46 -0500
Reply-To:     Arthur Tabachneck <art297@NETSCAPE.NET>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Arthur Tabachneck <art297@NETSCAPE.NET>
Subject:      Re: number of items to check
Comments: To: deps_bear@YAHOO.COM

Frank,

You could search for "credibility" in the actuarial research.

HTH,
Art
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On Thu, 9 Nov 2006 19:14:09 -0800, Frank <deps_bear@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

>More of stats questions than SAS.  If I know a product fails .01% of
>the time and I have 1500 items I'm running through a process.  How many
>items do I need to check with, say, 99% confidence that all the items
>are built correctly.  I'm thinking either Poison or Geometic
>distribution is applicable, but what would the formula be.  Also, what
>key words should I be searching for.