Example 1 Hardness test results of Nutrition tablets
X-bar
Sample
number x1 x2 x3 x4 x5 x r UCL
0 36.67
1 33 29 31 32 33 31.6 4 36.67
2 33 31 35 37 31 33.4 6 36.67
3 35 37 33 34 36 35.0 4 36.67
4 30 31 33 34 33 32.2 4 36.67
5 33 34 35 33 34 33.8 2 36.67
6 38 37 39 40 38 38.4 3 36.67
7 30 31 32 34 31 31.6 4 36.67
8 29 39 38 39 39 36.8 10 36.67
9 28 33 35 36 43 35.0 15 36.67
10 38 33 32 35 32 34.0 6 36.67
11 28 30 28 32 31 29.8 4 36.67
12 31 35 35 35 34 34.0 4 36.67
13 27 32 34 35 37 33.0 10 36.67
14 33 33 35 37 36 34.8 4 36.67
15 35 37 32 35 39 35.6 7 36.67
16 33 33 27 31 30 30.8 6 36.67
17 35 34 34 30 32 33.0 5 36.67
18 32 33 30 30 33 31.6 3 36.67
19 25 27 34 27 28 28.2 9 36.67
20 35 35 36 33 30 33.8 6 36.67
X=
33.32 r= 5.8
X-bar UCL 36.667
CL 33.32
LCL 29.973
R chart UCL 12.267
CL 5.80
LCL 0
Appendix A
Sample
size A2 D4 D3
2 1.880 3.267
3 1.023 2.575
4 0.729 2.282 Do not apply
5 0.577 2.115
6 0.483 2.004
7 0.419 1.924 0.076
X-bar R contrl chart
CL LCL UCL CL LCL
33.32 29.97 12.267 5.80 0
33.32 29.97 12.267 5.80 0
33.32 29.97 12.267 5.80 0
42.00
33.32 29.97 12.267 5.80 0
33.32 29.97 12.267 5.80 0 40.00
33.32 29.97 12.267 5.80 0 38.00
33.32 29.97 12.267 5.80 0 36.00
33.32 29.97 12.267 5.80 0 34.00
33.32 29.97 12.267 5.80 0 32.00
33.32 29.97 12.267 5.80 0 30.00
33.32 29.97 12.267 5.80 0
28.00
33.32 29.97 12.267 5.80 0
26.00
33.32 29.97 12.267 5.80 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
33.32 29.97 12.267 5.80 0 UCL CL LCL Hardness
33.32 29.97 12.267 5.80 0
33.32 29.97 12.267 5.80 0
33.32 29.97 12.267 5.80 0
33.32 29.97 12.267 5.80 0
16
33.32 29.97 12.267 5.80 0
14
33.32 29.97 12.267 5.80 0
12
33.32 29.97 12.267 5.80 0
10
8
6
4
2
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
UCL CL LCL Hardness
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
LCL Hardness
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
LCL Hardness
Example 2 Number of defective FPs in Samples of 100 finished goods
Sample No. of Fraction of
number Sample size defectives defectives UCL LCL CL
0 0.49 0.31 0.40
1 100 44 0.44 0.49 0.31 0.40
2 100 48 0.48 0.49 0.31 0.40
3 100 32 0.32 0.49 0.31 0.40
4 100 50 0.50 0.49 0.31 0.40
5 100 29 0.29 0.49 0.31 0.40
6 100 31 0.31 0.49 0.31 0.40
7 100 46 0.46 0.49 0.31 0.40
8 100 52 0.52 0.49 0.31 0.40
9 100 44 0.44 0.49 0.31 0.40
10 100 48 0.48 0.49 0.31 0.40
11 100 36 0.36 0.49 0.31 0.40
12 100 52 0.52 0.49 0.31 0.40
13 100 35 0.35 0.49 0.31 0.40
14 100 41 0.41 0.49 0.31 0.40
15 100 42 0.42 0.49 0.31 0.40
16 100 30 0.30 0.49 0.31 0.40
17 100 46 0.46 0.49 0.31 0.40
18 100 38 0.38 0.49 0.31 0.40
19 100 26 0.26 0.49 0.31 0.40
20 100 30 0.30 0.49 0.31 0.40
Total 2000 800
p= 0.40
0.60
UCL
Fraction of defective
0.50
p
0.40
LCL
0.30
0.20
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Sample number
18 20
Example 3 Number of defects in samples of 5 bottles
Sample No. of Defects per
number defects unit UCL LCL CL
0 3.3 -0.1 1.6
1 6 1.2 3.3 -0.1 1.6
2 4 0.8 3.3 -0.1 1.6
3 8 1.6 3.3 -0.1 1.6
4 10 2.0 3.3 -0.1 1.6
5 9 1.8 3.3 -0.1 1.6
4.0
6 12 2.4 3.3 -0.1 1.6
7 16 3.2 3.3 -0.1 1.6
Defects per unit
8 2 0.4 3.3 -0.1 1.6
9 3 0.6 3.3 -0.1 1.6
10 10 2.0 3.3 -0.1 1.6 2.0
11 9 1.8 3.3 -0.1 1.6
12 15 3.0 3.3 -0.1 1.6
13 8 1.6 3.3 -0.1 1.6
14 10 2.0 3.3 -0.1 1.6
0.0
15 8 1.6 3.3 -0.1 1.6 0 2
16 2 0.4 3.3 -0.1 1.6
17 7 1.4 3.3 -0.1 1.6
18 1 0.2 3.3 -0.1 1.6
19 7 1.4 3.3 -0.1 1.6
20 13 2.6 3.3 -0.1 1.6
Total 160 u 1.6
4.0
UCL
2.0 u
0.0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Sample number