Run Chart Template

Developed by Richard Scoville, PhD. (richard@rscoville.net)

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Procedure for Interpreting Run Charts

Run Charts Rules Summary

Signals of non-random patterns:
1. Shift - 6 or more consecutive points either all
above or all below the median
2. Trend - 5 or more consecutive points all going
up or all going down.
3. Runs - Too few or too many runs.
4. Astronomical point - A point obviously different
from the rest, "everyone agrees." This rule is
subjective, unlike rules 1-3, which are
probability based.
See Perla et al. (2010) for further explanation and details
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Expected Runs T
Total number of Lower limit f
data points on the number
the run chart runs (< than t
that do not fall number runs
on the median 'too few')
10 3
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Checking for too
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many or too few 13 4
runs on a run chart. 14 4
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Table is based on
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about a 5% risk of 17 5
failing the run test 18 6
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for random patterns
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of data. 21 7
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Source: Table 1, Perla et al. (2010)

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pected Runs Table

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28 10 20
29 10 20
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Total number of Lower limit for Upper limit for 31 11 22
data points on the number of the number of 32 11 23
the run chart runs (< than this runs (> than this 33 12 23
that do not fall number runs is number runs is 34 12 24
on the median 'too few') 'too many') 35 12 24
10 3 9 36 13 25
11 3 10 37 13 25
g for too 38 14 26
12 3 11
too few 13 4 11 39 14 26
40 15 27
a run chart. 14 4 12
41 15 27
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based on 42 16 28
16 5 13 43 16 28
5% risk of 17 5 13 44 17 29
e run test 18 6 14 45 17 30
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om patterns 46
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21 7 16 48 18 32
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24 8 18 52 20 34
25 8 18 53 21 34
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