THE SHEWHART CONTROL CHART - TESTS FOR SPECIAL CAUSES
THE SHEWHART CONTROL CHART - TESTS FOR SPECIAL CAUSES
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DOI:
10.1080/00224065.1984.11978921
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
NELSON, LS
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作者:
NELSON, LS
THREE years ago, for purposes of convenience and uniformity of application, I collected a set of tests for assignable causes (Figure 1) to be applied to Shewhart control charts for means of normally distributed data. Figure 2 is a set of comments on these tests. Deming (1982) refers to assignable causes as" special causes" in order to contrast them with what he calls" common causes". A common cause is one that affects all the points on the chart, as when a centerline is too high. A common cause is fixed by changing the system. A special cause is fixed by removing the perturbing influence that caused the out-of-control signal. For my use, Figures 1 and 2 were printed backto-back on 8.5" X 11" yellow card stock and issued to all areas where Shewhart charts are applied. One of the main objectives was to standardize on this schedule of tests so that discussion would be focused on the behavior of the process rather than on what test should be used. Further, control limits are