Xbar-R charts and applying stages to a control chart
As with all control charts, the Xbar-R charts are used to monitor process stability. Apart from generating the basic control chart, we will look at how we can control the output with a few options within the dialog boxes. Xbar-R stands for means and ranges; we use the means chart to estimate the population mean of a process and the range chart to observe how the population variation changes.
For more information on control charts, see Understanding Statistical Process Control by Donald J. Wheeler and David S. Chambers.
As an example, we will study the fill volumes of syringes. Five syringes are sampled from the process at hourly intervals; these are used to represent the mean and variation of ...
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