Statistical Quality Control
Chapter Outline
15-1 Quality Improvement and Statistics
15-1.1 Statistical Quality Control
15-1.2 Statistical Process Control
15-2 Introduction to Control Charts
15-2.2 Design of a Control Chart
15-2.4 Analysis of Patterns on Control Charts
15-3 
and R or S Control Charts
15-4 Control Charts for Individual Measurements
15-6.1 P Chart (Control Chart for Proportions)
15-6.2 U Chart (Control Chart for Defects per Unit)
15-7 Control Chart Performance
15-8.1 Cumulative Sum Control Chart
15-8.2 Exponentially Weighted Moving-Average Control Chart
Bowl of beads
The quality guru W. Edwards Deming conducted a simple experiment in his seminars with a bowl of beads. Many were colored white but a percentage of red beads was randomly mixed in the bowl. A participant from the seminar was provided a paddle made with indentations so that 50 beads at a time could be scooped from the bowl. The participant was allowed ...
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