| Article ID: | iaor1994942 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 44 |
| Issue: | 9 |
| Start Page Number: | 909 |
| End Page Number: | 923 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1993 |
| Journal: | Journal of the Operational Research Society |
| Authors: | Gilchrist W. |
| Keywords: | statistics: distributions |
A survey is given of the concept of capability and the usual underlying assumption of Normality. The extension to non-Normal and multivariate situations is explored. The capability behaviour of systems is illustrated. A number of extensions to the idea of capability are suggested.