Notes Attribute
Notes Attribute
Statistical Process
Control (SPC)
Control charts are widely used to:
• analyze variation from a process
• to determine whether or not a process is
stable (statistical control)
MEASUREMEN
Upper Control Limit
[UCL]
T process
average
MOMENT IN
TIME
THERE ARE TWO MAIN
CATEGORIES OF CONTROL
CHARTS:
• Variable control charts for measured data.
• Attribute control charts for counted data.
TYPE OF CONTROL CHARTS
TYPE OF DATA NAME AND TYPE OF CHART
Part dimension, thickness, product weight Average and range
Variable X-R
(Measurement) Large subgroup sample sizes are used Average and std deviation X-s
When the measurements are expensive Individuals and moving range IMR
Process defect ratio, second class Defect rate P
Attribute rate,etc
(Countable) Number of defect in specified Number of defect np
part/product
Variables Attributes
yes
x - S chart n ≥ 10? Variables or
attributes?
yes no no
yes
Constant Constant
sample sample
size? size?