This course addresses the basic theory behind Statistical Process Control (SPC), a method used in monitoring and controlling the quality of a process through statistical analysis to reduce variation.

A multivariate extension of the exponentially weighted moving average (EWMA) control chart is presented, and guidelines given for designing this easy-to-implement multivariate procedure. A comparison ...

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series D (The Statistician), Vol. 46, No. 1 (1997), pp. 19-31 (13 pages) Control charts are widely accepted and used in manufacturing industry. However, ...