Twelve samples, each containing five parts, were taken

from a process that produces steel rods. The length of each rod in
the samples was determined. The results were tabulated and sample
means and ranges were computed. The results were:

Determine the upper and lower control limits and the overall means
for -charts and R-charts. Draw the chart and plot the values of the
sample means and ranges. Do the data indicate a process that is in
control? Why or why not?
Sample Sample
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Solution:
xbar=
rbar=
For n=12
For n=12
For n=12

Mean (in.)
Range (in.)
10.002
0.011
10.002
0.014
9.991
0.007
10.006
0.022
9.997
0.013
9.999
0.012
10.001
0.008
10.005
0.013
9.995
0.004
10.001
0.011
10.001
0.014
10.006
0.009

Averege of sample mean =

Average of sample range=
A=
0.274
D3=
0.273
D4=
1.727

10.0005
0.0115

Upper control limit for Xbar chart =

Xbar + A*Rbar =

Lower control limit for Xbar chart =

Xbar + A*Rbar =

Upper control limit for rbar chart =

Lower control limit for rbar chart =

D4*Rbar =
D3*Rbar =

X bar control c
10.007
10.005
10.003

X bar control c
10.007
10.005
10.003
10.001
9.999
9.997
9.995
9.993
9.991
9.989
1

From the above chart it is vissible that a lot of sample mean are outside cont

0.025

R bar control chart

0.02

0.015

Rb

UC
ar

0.01

0.005

0
1

10

11

12

The Rbar chart also is showing a value outside control limits. So the variation

each rod in
ted and sample

overall means
alues of the
cess that is in

+ A*Rbar =

10.00365

+ A*Rbar =

9.997349
0.019861
0.00314

bar control chart

bar control chart

Sample
mean
UCL_line
LCL_line

10

11

12

mean are outside control limits so the process is not in state of control

hart

R bar
UCL_rb
ar

10

11

12

limits. So the variation within a sample is also not in a control state.

UCL_line
10.00365
10.00365
10.00365
10.00365
10.00365
10.00365
10.00365
10.00365
10.00365
10.00365
10.00365
10.00365

LCL_line
9.997349
9.997349
9.997349
9.997349
9.997349
9.997349
9.997349
9.997349
9.997349
9.997349
9.997349
9.997349

0.019861
0.019861
0.019861
0.019861
0.019861
0.019861
0.019861
0.019861
0.019861
0.019861
0.019861
0.019861

0.00314
0.00314
0.00314
0.00314
0.00314
0.00314
0.00314
0.00314
0.00314
0.00314
0.00314
0.00314