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P chart

A p-chart is a type of control chart used to monitor the proportion of nonconforming units when measuring subgroups at regular intervals from a process.

A p-chart is a scaled version of the np-chart representing a proportion of nonconforming units rather than the number of nonconforming units. The same assumptions and recommendations apply.

For data with different subgroup sizes, the control limits vary although the center line is constant. A standardized version of the control chart plots the points in standard deviation units. Such a control chart has a constant center line at 0, and upper and lower control limits of -3 and +3 respectively making it easier to see patterns.

Related concepts
NP chart
Related tasks
Creating an NP / P control chart
Related information
Montgomery, D. C. (2012). Introduction to statistical quality control. John Wiley & Sons.
Ryan, T. P. (2011). Statistical methods for quality improvement. John Wiley & Sons.
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