19.2 Means Chart

Stat > Control Charts > Variables Charts for Subgroups > Xbar

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The options are identical to the ones used in charts for individual observations (see Chapter 18). We will use them in the following way:

Scale > Time: Mark the option Stamp and place as variable ‘Time’.
Xbar Options > Tests: Mark the 8 tests (or choose the option Perform all tests for special causes).
Xbar Options > Stages: Define stages… Operator.
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In the session window one finds information on the points out of control. The chart indicates only one test for each point; even if, as happens with point 23, it fails in several.

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