In: Operations Management
Five samples of size 4 were taken from a process. Summary statistics are shown below:
Sample Range Mean
1 1.75 10.5
2 2.42 22.3
3 2.75 17.4
4 2.04 20.1
5 2.80 18.9
What is the lower control limit for a range chart?
Solution:
We need to calculate Lower control limit for a range Chart which
can be calculated as
LCL range chart = D3*Rbar
Here Subgroup size = 4
No. of sample n = 5
Rbar can be calculated as
Rbar =
(Range)/n = (1.75+2.42+2.75+2.04+2.80)/5 = 11.76/5 = 2.352
From D3, D4 and A2 table we found at Subgroup size = 4, D3 =
0
So Lower control limit for range chart = 0*2.352 = 0