SPC Technical References

General SPC

Duncan, Acheson J. Quality Control and Industrial Statistics. 5th ed. Homewood: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1986.

Keller, Paul. Statistical Process Control Demystified, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011.

Montgomery, Douglas C. Introduction to Statistical Quality Control. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1991.

Pyzdek, Thomas. Pyzdek Guide to SPC Volume One: Fundamentals. Milwaukee: ASQC Press, 1990.

---. Pyzdek Guide to SPC Volume Two: Applications and Special Topics. Milwaukee: ASQC Press, 1992a.

Western Electric Company, Inc. Statistical Quality Control Handbook. 2nd ed. New York: Western Electric Company, Inc., 1958.

Run Tests

Nelson, Lloyd S. "The Shewhart Control Chart - Tests for Special Causes." Journal of Quality Technology, 16.4 (October, 1984), pp. 237-239.

Western Electric Company, Inc. Statistical Quality Control Handbook. 2nd ed. New York: Western Electric Company, Inc., 1958.

Process Capability Analysis

Keller, Paul. Statistical Process Control Demystified, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011.

Montgomery, Douglas C. Introduction to Statistical Quality Control. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1991.

Pyzdek, Thomas. Pyzdek Guide to SPC Volume Two: Applications and Special Topics. Milwaukee: ASQC Press, 1992a.

---. "Process Capability Analysis using Personal Computers." Quality Engineering, 4.3 (1992b), pp. 419-440.

Johnson Distribution

G.J. Hahn, and S.S. Shapiro. Statistical Models in Engineering. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1967.

Johnson, N.L. Biometrika, 36 (1949), pp. 149-176.

---., and Kotz, S. eds. Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences. pp. 303-314. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1983.

Keller, Paul. Statistical Process Control Demystified, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011.

Pyzdek, Thomas. "Johnson Control Charts." Quality, February, 1991a, p. 41.

---. "Process Capability Analysis using Personal Computers." Quality Engineering, 4.3 (1992b), pp. 419-440.

Other Non-Normal Distributions

Pyzdek, Thomas. "SPC and ANSI Y14.5." Quality Engineering, 4.2 (1991b), pp. 235-241.

---. Pyzdek Guide to SPC Volume Two: Applications and Special Topics. Milwaukee: ASQC Press, 1992a.

---. "Process Capability Analysis using Personal Computers." Quality Engineering, 4.3 (1992b), pp. 419-440.

Nelson, Lloyd S. "The Folded Normal Distribution" Journal of Quality Technology, 12.4 (October, 1980), pp. 236-238.

Short Run Control Charts

Keller, Paul. Statistical Process Control Demystified, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011.

Montgomery, Douglas C. Introduction to Statistical Quality Control.., New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1991.

Pyzdek, Thomas. "Process Control for Short and Small Runs." Quality Progress, April, 1993, p51.

---. Pyzdek Guide to SPC Volume Two: Applications and Special Topics. Milwaukee: ASQC Press, 1992a.

Miscellaneous

Massey, Frank J., Jr. "The Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test for Goodness of Fit." Journal of the American Statistical Association, 46 (1951), pp. 68-78.

Burr, Irving W. "Control Charts for Measurements with Varying Sample Sizes." Journal of Quality Technology, 1.3 (July, 1969), pp. 163-167.

Nelson, Lloyd S. "Control Charts: Rational Subgroups and Effective Applications." Journal of Quality Technology, 20.1 (January, 1988), pp. 73-75.

Keller, Paul A. "Demystifying SPC: Choosing X Over X-Bar Charts." PI Quality, May / June, 1993, p.26.

---."Demystifying SPC, Part II: Sampling Period and Autocorrelation." PI Quality, July / August, 1993, pp.34-35.

---."Demystifying SPC, Part III: EWMA Makes It Easy." PI Quality, September / October, 1993, pp.50-52.

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