We consider variable acceptance sampling plans that control the lot or process fraction defective, where a specification limit defines acceptable quality. The problem is to find a sampling plan that fulfils some conditions, usually on the operation characteristic. Its calculation heavily depends...

This paper presents a discussion of overdispersed generalized linear regression models. Commonly used estimates of the unknown dispersion parameter are the Pearson statistic or the modification of Farrington (1996), who proposed a first order linear correction term to Pearson's statistic. We...

Der Beitrag stellt zunächst die grundlegenden Ideen der mit dem Corona-Sonderpreis des Statistischen Bundesamtes ausgezeichneten Arbeiten vor, die sich mit der Schätzung der Übersterblichkeit in den Jahren 2020 und 2021 befassen. Dabei wurde eine altersadjustierte Schätzung der jährlichen...

Since the primary mode of respiratory virus transmission is person‐to‐person interaction, we are required to reconsider physical interaction patterns to mitigate the number of people infected with COVID‐19. While research has shown that non‐pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) had an...