Key Terms

statistical quality control (SQC) 198

descriptive statistics 198

statistical process control (SPC) 199

acceptance sampling 199

common causes of variation 200

assignable causes of variation 200

mean (average) 200

range 201

standard deviation 201

control chart 202

out of control 202

variable 203

attribute 203

x-bar chart 204

range (R) chart 208

p-chart 211

c-chart 214

process capability 216

product specifications 216

process capability index 217

Six Sigma quality 221

sampling plan 223

operating characteristic (OC) curve 224

acceptable quality level (AQL) 224

lot tolerance percent defective (LTPD) 225

consumer's risk 225

producer's risk 225

average outgoing quality (AOQ) 227

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