EFFECTS OF ESTIMATORS OF PROCESS STANDARD DEVIATION ON THE DETECTIVE CAPACITY OF X-BAR CHARTS

Authors

  • Chuanching Ho Graduate School of Industrial Management, National Central University
  • Shih-Chou Kao Graduate School of Industrial Management, National Central University
  • Kenneth Case School of Industrial Engineering and Management Oklahoma State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23055/ijietap.2006.13.1.420

Keywords:

X charts, different estimators of process standard deviation

Abstract

The effect of the biased and unbiased estimators of process standard deviation on the performance of X charts is studied,

with reference to false alarm rates. The false alarm rate function of X-bar charts is derived on the subgroup and the effect of

the coefficients of the process standard deviation (denoted as k/) on X control charts is studied. The probability that a

subgroup mean falls outside the control limits approaches its theoretical value as the number of subgroups m exceeds 500,

with sample sizes n = 5.The conclusion of this study is that the traditional estimators, such as R/d2 {n) andS/c4{n), are

better than biased ones in constructing X chart limits because of their ease of use and their lower false alarm rates. This

study also presents an example of the wire pull strength of the BGA product to demonstrate the application of these

estimators in the statistical process control (SPC) arena. It provides suggestions on the choice of suitable estimators for

practical use.

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Published

2022-02-24

How to Cite

Ho, C., Kao, S.-C., & Case, K. (2022). EFFECTS OF ESTIMATORS OF PROCESS STANDARD DEVIATION ON THE DETECTIVE CAPACITY OF X-BAR CHARTS. International Journal of Industrial Engineering: Theory, Applications and Practice, 13(1), 28–40. https://doi.org/10.23055/ijietap.2006.13.1.420

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Statistical Analysis