In statistical process control, the primary method used to monitor the number of nonconformities is the c-chart. The conventional c-chart is based on the assumption that the occurrence of nonconformities in samples is well modeled by a Poisson distribution. When the Poisson assumption is not met, the X-chart (individuals chart) is often used as an alternative charting scheme in practice. In thi...

In a previous paper (1) we reported the results of a study of the blood chemistry of hens bearing the Rous sarcoma No. 1. In this paper it was shown that there were no changes in the nonprotein nitrogen, uric acid, creatinine, chlorides, cholesterol, serum calcium and inorganic phosphorus, hemoglobin, and bilirubin, of the bloods of sarcoma-bearing hens when compared with the same determination...

This paper proposes three synthetic-type control charts to monitor the mean time-between-events of a homogenous Poisson process. The first proposed chart combines an Erlang (cumulative time between events, Tr ) chart and a conforming run length (CRL) chart, denoted as Synth-Tr chart. The second proposed chart combines an exponential (or T) chart and a group conforming run length (GCRL) chart, d...

In this paper, a remedial measure is first proposed to eliminate the effect of autocorrelation in phase-ІІ monitoring of autocorrelated polynomial profiles, where there is a first order autoregressive (AR(1)) relation between the error terms in each profile. Then, a control chart based on the generalized linear test (GLT) is proposed to monitor the coefficients of polynomial profiles and an R-c...

BACKGROUND Contrast sensitivity measurement in UK clinical practice is most commonly performed with the Pelli-Robson chart. AIMS To compare the repeatability of two new contrast sensitivity charts and to measure their agreement with the Pelli-Robson charts. METHOD Contrast sensitivity was measured monocularly using two versions of the Mars letter contrast sensitivity chart, two presentation...

BACKGROUND A reading chart that resembles real reading conditions is important to evaluate the quality of life in terms of reading performance. The purpose of this study was to compare the reading speed of UiTM Malay related words (UiTM-Mrw) reading chart with MNread Acuity Chart and Colenbrander Reading Chart. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty subjects with normal sight were randomly recruited thr...