Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 19 views

    Rational Subgrouping: Subgroups Instead of Between Individual Data Points

    Uploaded by

    Ahsan Ali
    ok

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Rational Subgrouping: Subgroups Instead of Between Individual Data Points

    Uploaded by

    Ahsan Ali
    19 views2 pages
    ok

    Original Title

    Wb Subgroupintro

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    ok

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    19 views2 pages

    Rational Subgrouping: Subgroups Instead of Between Individual Data Points

    Uploaded by

    Ahsan Ali
    ok

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 2

    Rational Subgrouping 1

    Rational Subgrouping
    Rational subgrouping is the process of organizing data
    into groups of items that were produced under similar
    conditions in order to measure the variation between the
    subgroups instead of between individual data points.
    The organization of subgroups is generally established to
    sample a subset of the population within relatively
    homogeneous conditions -- a short duration of time (shift), or a small region of
    space (machine) or a designated amount of output (batch).
    The subgrouping strategy directly determines the sensitivity, and therefore the
    usefulness, of the control chart by bearing on the sampling plan for the charts.
    Without a rational subgrouping strategy, the control charts will not answer the
    right questions related to identifying the source of variability of a process.
    When is it used?
    Employed when sample data from a process is used to make decisions, but
    especially when using control charts to develop the data serving as the
    foundation for those decisions.
    Used to answer the following questions generally during the Measure phase of
    a DMAIC project:
    Can the variation in this process be captured between subgroups?
    How should we draw the subgroup samples?
    Is there too much variation within subgroups (are control limits artificially
    wide)?
    How to Develop Rational Subgroups
    1. Consider the data source(s) and select the constant. For example, the

    constant may be a machine, plant, shift, etc.


    2. Examine variability among the sources of data in order to define an

    appropriate subgroup. To do so, consider the following questions: What


    subgrouping strategy would produce ranges reflecting the highest withinsample variation? What strategy would produce ranges having the lowest
    within-sample variation?
    3. Establish the subgroups and calculate the range of variability for each

    group. The variation is within subgroups, not between them. Note: If you
    are uncertain with the choice and fear you may have selected the wrong
    sub-grouping strategy, calculate ranges for both strategies and evaluate.

    2011 MoreSteam.com LLC. All rights reserved.

    Rational Subgrouping 2

    4. Use the understanding of how to group the data sources to move forward

    and determine a sample frame for producing the desired control


    charts.

    Exercise
    The manufacture of glass uses three different furnaces to make their glass.
    Each furnace has one operator that monitors their shift -- there are three shifts
    throughout a day -- 24 hours. At the beginning and middle of each shift, the
    operator adds new raw material to the furnace in order to keep the glass output
    constant over their shift.
    Consider each shift:
    Furnace
    1

    Operator

    Raw Material
    1st Add

    2nd Add

    If you were going to start monitoring this process, what would be a good rational
    subgroup?

    2011 MoreSteam.com LLC. All rights reserved.

    You might also like