A quality engineer monitors the manufacture of liquid detergent and wants to assess whether the process is in control. The engineer measures the pH of 25 consecutive batches of detergent.
The engineer creates an Individuals chart to monitor the detergent process.
- Open the sample data, DetergentpH.MTW.
- Choose .
- In Variables, enter pH.
- Click I Chart Options.
- On the Tests tab, select 1 point > K standard deviations from center line (Test 1) and K points in a row on same side of center line (Test 2).If you are not sure which tests apply in your specific situation, use Tests 1 and 2.
- Click OK in each dialog box.
Interpret the results
One observation, failed Test 1 on the individuals chart (I chart) because the observation is more than 3 standard deviations above the center line. The engineer concludes that the pH level of the detergent is not stable.
I Chart of pH
Test Results for I Chart of pH
TEST 1. One point more than 3.00 standard deviations from center line.
Test Failed at points: 8
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