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8 Nelson Rules Linchpin of Control Charts 1704036152

The document discusses the history and 8 rules of Nelson control charts for determining if a measured variable is out of control. The rules describe patterns in data points that would indicate non-randomness and problems with the process, such as many points on the same side of the mean or alternating up and down in a row.

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8 Nelson Rules Linchpin of Control Charts 1704036152

The document discusses the history and 8 rules of Nelson control charts for determining if a measured variable is out of control. The rules describe patterns in data points that would indicate non-randomness and problems with the process, such as many points on the same side of the mean or alternating up and down in a row.

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Control Chart

8 - Nelson rules
Dhaval J Brahmbhatt 1
History
• Nelson rules are a method in process control of
determining whether some measured variable is out
of control (unpredictable versus consistent).

• Rules for detecting "out-of-control" or non-random


conditions were first postulated by Walter A.
Shewhart in the 1920s.

• The Nelson rules were first published in the October


1984 issue of the Journal of Quality Technology in an
article by Lloyd S Nelson.
Dhaval J Brahmbhatt 2
Control Chart Type

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Rule 1
One point is more than 3 standard deviations from the mean.

Problem Indicated:
One sample is grossly out of control.

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Rule 2
Nine (or more) points in a row are on the same side of the mean.

Problem Indicated:
Some prolonged bias exists.

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Rule 3
Six (or more) points in a row are continually increasing (or decreasing).

Problem Indicated:
A trend exists.

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Rule 4
Fourteen (or more) points in a row alternate in direction, increasing then decreasing.

Problem Indicated:
This much oscillation is beyond noise.
This is directional and the position of the
mean and size of the standard deviation
do not affect this rule

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Rule 5
Two (or three) out of three points in a row are more than 2 standard deviations from
the mean in the same direction.

Problem Indicated:
There is a medium tendency for samples
to be mediumly out of control.
The side of the mean for the third point is
unspecified

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Rule 6
Four (or five) out of five points in a row are more than 1 standard deviation from the
mean in the same direction.

Problem Indicated:
There is a strong tendency for samples to
be slightly out of control.
The side of the mean for the fifth point is
unspecified.

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Rule 7
Fifteen points in a row are all within 1 standard deviation of the mean on either side of
the mean.

Problem Indicated:
With 1 standard deviation, greater
variation would be expected.

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Rule 8
Eight points in a row exist, but none within 1 standard deviation of the mean, and the
points are in both directions from the mean.

Problem Indicated:
Jumping from above to below whilst
missing the first standard deviation band
is rarely random.

Dhaval J Brahmbhatt 11

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