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Flow Diagram for Selection of Control Chart

No

Start

Measure
Counts or
Values?

Is Data
Periodically
Collected?

Values

Organize into
Rational Subgroups

XbarR or
XbarS

Organize Data in
a Rational Manner

XmR

Yes

Counts

Yes

Is n > 1000?
Are n
Distinct Items
Classified as
Good or
Bad?

Yes

No

No
Is Probability
of Failure
Constant in all
Samples?

Are Events
or Items
Counted?

No

Yes

Events

nP

Yes

Items

No

Is
Likelihood of
Event Proportional
to Area of
Opportunity?

Is the
Area of
Opportunity
Constant in All
Samples?

Yes

Is n
Constant in All
Samples?

Is the
Area of
Opportunity
Constant in All
Samples?

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Convert Counts
To Rates

Organize Data in
a Rational Manner
Jon Peltier, after Donald Wheeler

XmR

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