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Statistics Body of Knowledge - our library content below focuses on the topics in this listing.

Webinars

Understanding Data Differences Equals Making Better Decisions

September 2011 Webinar

by Fischer, Wayne G.;

This basic, introductory webinar uses everyday data from real life to discern which differences matter: how to detect them, how to interpret them, and how to use them for process improvement...

  • Filetype: pdf
  • Publish date: 2011-09
  • Keywords:Control charts, Control limits, Histogram, I and MR chart, Shewhart chart, Special cause, Common cause, Statistical process control, Variability
Open Access

Industrial Statistics: The Gap between Research and Practice

2007 Youden Address

by Nair, Vijay;

This article presents a synopsis of the Youden Memorial Address, given by Vijay Nair, at the 2007 Fall Technical Conference...

  • Filetype: pdf
  • Publish date: 2008-10
  • Keywords:Youden Address, Industrial experiments, Statistical process control, Nearly-orthogonal designs, Control limits
Open Access

A Note on EWMA

Mini paper Taken from Summer 1997 Newsletter

by Sengupta, Sumedha;

This Mini Paper gives an overview of the Exponentially Weighted Moving Averages (EWMA) and discusses some of its applications...

  • Filetype: pdf
  • Publish date: 1997-06
  • Keywords:Exponentially Weighted Moving Averages (EWMA), Control charts, Control limits, Cumulative sum control chart (CUSUM)
Open Access

Using On-Line Process Data to Improve Quality

Youden Address Appearing in Winter 1996 Newsletter

by MacGregor, John F.;

This Youden address identifies the urgency for statisticians to take advantage of the abundance of on-line process data and come up with the next generation of improved multivariate control charts...

  • Filetype: pdf
  • Publish date: 1996-01
  • Keywords:Principal components, Projection latent structures (PLS), Control charts, Covariance, Collinearity, Signal-to-noise ratio, Squared prediction error (SPE), Assignable cause, Common cause, Hotelling’s T2 statistic, Control limits, Hypothesis testing
Open Access

Choosing Subgroup Size on the Basis of Control Chart Sensitivity for X-Bar Charts

Paper Appearing in Fall 1985 Newsletter

by Heyes, Gerald B.;

This paper explores the relationship of the subgroup size and the sensitivity of X-bar..

  • Filetype: pdf
  • Publish date: 1985-11
  • Keywords:X-bar Chart, Sensitivity analysis, Control limits, Subgroup Size

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