How Do I Create P' Charts (Laney) in Excel Using SigmaXL?
P' and U' (Laney) Control Charts are attribute control charts that should be used when the subgroup/sample size is very large (i.e. > 5,000) and assumptions are not met. Typically you will see that the control limits do not “look right”, being very tight with many data points appearing to be out-of-control. This problem is also referred to as “overdispersion”. This occurs when the assumption of a Binomial distribution for defectives or Poisson distribution for defects is not valid. Individuals charts are often recommended in these cases, but Laney’s P’ and U’ charts are a preferred alternative.
P'-Charts
Open Laney – Quality Digest – Defectives.xlsx. This data is used with permission from David Laney.
We will begin with the creation of a regular P-Chart for this data. Select
SigmaXL > Control Charts > Attribute Charts > P. Ensure that the entire data table is selected. If not, check
Use Entire Data Table. Click Next.
Select Defectives as the
Numeric Data Variable (Y) >>, N as the
Subgroup Column
or Size >>. Click OK. The resulting P-Chart is shown:
Select Defectives, click
Numeric Data Variable (Y) >>; select N, click
Subgroup Column or Size >>. (If we had a fixed subgroup size, the numerical value of the subgroup size could be entered instead of Column N.)
Click OK. The resulting P'-Chart is shown:
Since all data points are shown, dotplots are a useful alternative to Histograms, particularly when the group sample sizes are small (n < 30).
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