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3. Important Elements
Note: The data selected for charting is often skewed and not very normal. One way to compensate for
this problem is to use the Median method as opposed to the Mean method when calculating your XmR
Chart. To keep it simple, we will stick with the Mean method despite skewness in the data.
One or more control points is outside (+ or -) 3 standard deviations from the mean
Two of three control points is outside (+ or -) 2 standard deviations from the mean
Four of five successive control points is outside (+ or -) 1 standard deviation from the mean
Six or more successive control points clearly shows an up or down trend from the mean
Also, you should make sure the process is stable by looking at the Range Chart - is this chart out of control? If yes,
then the Upper and Lower Control Limits that have been calculated are not reliable.
Range Chart
Range Chart
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Test Periods
X-Bar Chart
X-Chart
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Defects
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