Individuals and moving range chart formulas
The most common (and recommended) method of computing control limits for an individuals chart based on 3
standard deviations is:
Individuals (X)
Upper control limit: |
Lower control limit: |
Moving Range
Upper control limit: |
Lower control limit: |
Tabular values for X and range charts |
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Subgroup Size |
E2 |
D4 |
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1 |
2.660 |
3.268 |
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2 |
2.660 |
3.268 |
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3 |
1.772 |
2.574 |
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4 |
1.457 |
2.282 |
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5 |
1.290 |
2.114 |
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6 |
1.184 |
2.004 |
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7 |
1.109 |
1.924 |
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8 |
1.054 |
1.864 |
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9 |
1.010 |
1.816 |
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10 |
0.975 |
1.777 |