Table of Control Chart Constants X-bar Chart for sigma R Chart Constants S Chart Constants Constants estimate Sample Size = m
A2 A3 d2 D3 D4 B3 B4 2 1.880 2.659 1.128 0 3.267 0 3.267 3 1.023 1.954 1.693 0 2.574 0 2.568 4 0.729 1.628 2.059 0 2.282 0 2.266 5 0.577 1.427 2.326 0 2.114 0 2.089 6 0.483 1.287 2.534 0 2.004 0.030 1.970 7 0.419 1.182 2.704 0.076 1.924 0.118 1.882 8 0.373 1.099 2.847 0.136 1.864 0.185 1.815 9 0.337 1.032 2.970 0.184 1.816 0.239 1.761 10 0.308 0.975 3.078 0.223 1.777 0.284 1.716 11 0.285 0.927 3.173 0.256 1.744 0.321 1.679 12 0.266 0.886 3.258 0.283 1.717 0.354 1.646 13 0.249 0.850 3.336 0.307 1.693 0.382 1.618 14 0.235 0.817 3.407 0.328 1.672 0.406 1.594 15 0.223 0.789 3.472 0.347 1.653 0.428 1.572 16 0.212 0.763 3.532 0.363 1.637 0.448 1.552 17 0.203 0.739 3.588 0.378 1.622 0.466 1.534 18 0.194 0.718 3.640 0.391 1.608 0.482 1.518 19 0.187 0.698 3.689 0.403 1.597 0.497 1.503 20 0.180 0.680 3.735 0.415 1.585 0.510 1.490 21 0.173 0.663 3.778 0.425 1.575 0.523 1.477 22 0.167 0.647 3.819 0.434 1.566 0.534 1.466 23 0.162 0.633 3.858 0.443 1.557 0.545 1.455 24 0.157 0.619 3.895 0.451 1.548 0.555 1.445 25 0.153 0.606 3.931 0.459 1.541 0.565 1.435 Control chart constants for X-bar, R, S, Individuals (called “X” or “I” charts), and MR (Moving Range) Charts.
NOTES: To construct the “X” and “MR” charts (these are companions) we compute the Moving Ranges as:
R2 = range of 1st and 2nd observations, R3 = range of 2nd and 3rd observations, R4 = range of 3rd and 4th observations, etc. with the “average” moving range or “MR-bar” being the average of these ranges with the “sample size” for each of these ranges being n = 2 since each is based on consecutive observations … this should provide an estimated standard deviation (needed for the “I” chart) of σ = (MR-bar)/d2 where the value of d2 is based on, as just stated, m = 2.
Similarly, the UCL and LCL for the MR chart will be: UCL = D4(MR-bar) and LCL = D3(MR-bar)
but, since D3 = 0 when n = 0 (or, more accurately, is “not applicable”) there will be no LCL for the MR chart, just a UCL.
