X-bar and R-Chart ©Cengage Learning

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This spreadsheet is designed for up to 50 samples, each of a constant sample size from 2 to 10. Enter data only in
Charts are displayed below the calculations. Some resizing or rescaling of the charts may be required.

Number of samples (<= 50) 30

Sample size (2 - 10) 3

Grand Average 31.88 A2 D3 D4 d2

Average Range 10.8 1.023 0 2.574 1.693

DATA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 31 26 25 17 38 41 21 32
2 42 18 30 25 29 42 17 26
3 28 35 34 21 35 36 29 28
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5
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10

Average 33.67 26.33 29.67 21 34 39.67 22.33 28.67

LCLx-bar 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83
Center 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88
UCLx-bar 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93

Range 14 17 9 8 9 6 12 6
LCLrange 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Center 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8
UCLrange 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8

Averages
X-bar Chart Lower control limit
Upper control limit
Center line

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40
erages

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25
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Averages
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Sample number

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Control Chart Factors
n A2 D3 D4 d2 A3 B3 B4
2 1.88 0 3.267 1.128 2.659 0 3.267
3 1.023 0 2.574 1.693 1.954 0 2.568
4 0.729 0 2.282 2.059 1.628 0 2.266
5 0.577 0 2.114 2.326 1.427 0 2.089
6 0.483 0 2.004 2.534 1.287 0.03 1.97
7 0.419 0.076 1.924 2.704 1.182 0.118 1.882
8 0.373 0.136 1.864 2.847 1.099 0.185 1.815
9 0.337 0.184 1.816 2.97 1.032 0.239 1.761
10 0.308 0.223 1.777 3.078 0.975 0.284 1.716
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9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
41 29 26 23 17 37 18 30 28 40 18 22 36 29
34 17 31 19 24 35 25 42 36 29 29 34 22 37
33 30 40 25 32 17 29 31 32 31 28 26 26 31

36 25.33 32.33 22.33 24.33 29.67 24 34.33 32 33.33 25 27.33 28 32.33

20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83
31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88
42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93

8 13 14 6 15 20 11 12 8 11 11 12 14 8
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8
27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8

Averages
Lower control limit
R-Chart Ra
Upper control limit Low
Center line Up
Ce

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25

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ges

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 Center line Up
Ce

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25

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Ranges
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Sample number
 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
40 34 31 41 36 35 38 42
35 44 37 45 41 49 45 44
46 42 39 34 34 40 40 32

40.33 40 35.67 40 37 41.33 41 39.33 #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83
31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88
42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93

11 10 8 11 7 14 7 12 #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8
27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8

rt Ranges
Lower control limit
Upper control limit
Center line
 Upper control limit
Center line

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number
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#N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83 20.83
31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88 31.88
42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93 42.93

#N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8
27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8