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Statistical Quality Analysis

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Capability Analysis

My narrated PowerPoint presentations on Capability Analysis are available here via the American Society for Quality (ASQ)

  • Capability Analysis with Non-Normal Data
  • Confidence Intervals for Capability Indices
  • Cpk Versus Ppk
  • Sorting Data and Capability Analysis
  • What is Cpk?
  • What is Ppk?

Measurement System Analysis

  • A Comment on MSA with Destructive Testing
  • A Review of Methods for Measurement System Capability Analysis
  • Evaluating the Usefulness of Data Using Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility
  • Measurement System Analysis and Destructive Testing
  • Measurement System Analysis with Attribute Data
  • Non-Traditional MSA with Continuous Data

Control Charts

  • Controversies and Contradictions in Statistical Process Control
  • CUSUM Charts
  • Some Comments on Control Charts with Large Subgroup Sizes
  • SPC: From Chaos to Wiping the Floor
  • The Box-Jenkins Bounded Manual Adjustment Chart
  • Using CUSUM Charts to Detect Small Process Shifts
  • Using Exponentially Weighted Moving Average (EWMA) Charts
  • What are Control Charts?
  • What are Moving Range Charts?
  • When Should the Limits on a Shewhart Control Chart Be Other Than a Center Line ±3 Sigma?

Additional Resources

  • Papers by George Box and others, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering website

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