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9.1 Method M1
This method can only be used for normal distribution.
m
1
s2 where s2 s 2j
m j 1 1 n
2
where sj xij xj
s 1 m n 1 i 1
where s sj
an m j 1
m
R 1
where R Rj
dn m j 1
m n
1
s total where s total ( x ij x)2
m n 1 j 1 i 1
n 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
an 0.798 0.886 0.921 0.940 0.952 0.959 0.965 0.969 0.973
dn 1.128 1.693 2.059 2.326 2.534 2.704 2.847 2.970 3.078
PA 99 %
Advantages:
C pk can also be calculated manually.
Disadvantages
The value of the calculated index varies slightly with the formula used to estimate the
standard deviation.
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