PART ONE INTRODUCTION 1
1 Introduction and Overview 3
CONTENTS 15
LIST OF EXAMPLES 15
PREFACE 17
PART TWO STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL 35
2 Directions for Simple ? and R Charts 37
3 Why the Control Chart Works;Some Statlstical Concepts 71
4 Why the Control Chart Works;Some Examples 117
5 Some Fundamentals of the Theory of Probability 163
6 The Control Chart for Fraction Rejected 223
7 The Control Chart for Nonconformities 260
8 Rational Subgrouping 289
9 Statistical Analysis of Process Capability and for Process Improvement 313
10 Some Special Process Control Procedures 362
PART THREE SCIENTIFIC SAMPLING 423
11 Some Fundamental Concepts in Scientific Sampling 425
12 An AQL System for Lot-by-Lot Acceptance Sampling by Attributes 463
13 Other Procedures for Acceptance Sampling by Attributes 504
14 Systems for Acceptance Sampling from Continuous Production 542
15 Systems for Acceptance Sampling by Variables 559
16 Some Aspects of Life Testing and Reliability 602
PART FOUR SOME RELATED TOPICS 629
17 Some Economic Aspects of Quality Decisions 631
18 Some Significant Events in the Development of Statistical Quality Control 655
19 Models for Quality Management and Problem Solving 669
20 Demonstrating the Operation of Systems of Chance Causes 690
APPENDIXES 697
1 Glossary of Symbols 697
2 Bibliography 706
3 Tables 713
NAME INDEX 751
SUBJECT INDEX 755