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Published on: 3/20/2006
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Marilyn K. Hart, Ph.D.
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If pBar is less than or equal to 0.5, use the following. [Hart and Hart, 2002, p. 190]
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The following example, taken from Hart and Hart [2002] illustrates the concept of combining subgroups when needed.
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This chart (Figure 2) requires 2-sigma limits since there are only four subgroups [Hart and Hart, 2002; Statit Tips, December 2000].
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Hart, Marilyn and R. Hart.Statistical Process Control in Health Care.Duxbury, Pacific Grove, California, 2002. Hart, Marilyn and R. Hart."Using Other Than Three Sigma Limits on a Control Chart," Statit Bulletin, December 2000.ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials).ASTM Manual on Presentation of Data and Control Chart Analysis, MNL7, 6th ed.Philadelphia: American Society for Testing and Materials, 1990.Analysis and output created with Statit Express QC, Statit Software, Inc..
For more information, contact Drs.Robert and Marilyn Hart at robthart@aol.com.