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Dynamic probability control limits for CUSUM charts for monitoring proportions with time‐varying sample sizes
Author(s) -
Aytaçoğlu Burcu,
Woodall William H.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
quality and reliability engineering international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1099-1638
pISSN - 0748-8017
DOI - 10.1002/qre.2593
Subject(s) - cusum , control chart , sample size determination , control limits , sample (material) , statistics , false alarm , x bar chart , computer science , statistical process control , a priori and a posteriori , probability distribution , shewhart individuals control chart , mathematics , ewma chart , process (computing) , chemistry , chromatography , operating system , philosophy , epistemology
We consider the problem of monitoring a proportion with time‐varying sample sizes. Control charts are generally designed by assuming a fixed sample size or a priori knowledge of a sample size probability distribution. Sometimes, it is not possible to know, or accurately estimate, a sample size distribution or the distribution may change over time. An improper assumption for the sample size distribution could lead to undesirable performance of the control chart. To handle this problem, we propose the use of dynamic probability control limits (DPCLs) which are determined successively as the sample sizes become known. The method is based on keeping the conditional probability of a false alarm at a predetermined level given that there has not been any earlier false alarm. The control limits dynamically change, and the in‐control performance of the chart can be controlled at the desired level for any sequence of sample sizes. The simulation results support this result showing that there is no need for any assumption of a sample size distribution with the use of this proposed approach.