May also be termed as reference or calibration standard. Working Standard A standard whose intended use is to perform routine measurements within the laboratory, not intended as a calibration standard, but may be utilized as a transfer standard. Careful consideration needs to be given to the material s selected for a standard.
The materials employed ought to reflect the use and scope of the measurement system, as well as time-based sources of variation such as wear and environmental factors temperature, humidity, etc. Reference Value A reference value, also known as the accepted reference value or master value, is a value of an artifact or ensemble that serves as an agreed upon reference for comparison. Although this value is unknown and unknowable, it is the target of the measurement process.
Any individual reading ought to be as close to this value as economically possible. The reference value is used as the best approximation of the true value in all analyses. This is also referred to as readability or resolution. The measure of this ability is typically the value of the smallest graduation on the scale of the instrument.
A general rule of thumb is the measuring instrument discrimination ought to be at least one-tenth of the range to be measured. Traditionally this range has been taken to be the product specification. Recently the 10 to 1 rule is being interpreted to mean that the measuring equipment is able to discriminate to at least one-tenth of the process variation. This is consistent with the philosophy of continual improvement i.
Because of economic and physical limitations, the measurement system will not perceive all parts of a process distribution as having separate or different measured characteristics.
Instead the measured characteristic will be grouped by the measured values into data categories. All parts in the same data category will have the same value for the measured characteristic. If the measurement system lacks discrimination sensitivity or effective resolution , it may not be an appropriate system to identify the process variation or quantify individual part characteristic values.
If that is the case, better measurement techniques should be used. The discrimination is unacceptable for analysis if it cannot detect the variation of the process, and unacceptable for control if it cannot detect the special cause variation See Figure I-E 3. Figure I-E 4 contains two sets of control charts derived from the same data. Control Chart a shows the original measurement to the nearest thousandth of an inch. Control Chart b shows these data rounded off to the nearest hundredth of an inch.
Control Chart b appears to be out of control due to the artificially tight limits. The zero ranges are more a product of the rounding off than they are an indication of the subgroup variation.
A good indication of inadequate discrimination can be seen on the SPC range chart for process variation. In particular, when the range chart shows only one, two, or three possible values for the range within the control limits, the measurements are being made with inadequate discrimination.
Also, if the range chart shows four possible values for the range within control limits and more than one-fourth of the ranges are zero, then the measurements are being made with inadequate discrimination.
Another good indication of inadequate discrimination is on a normal probability plot where the data will be stacked into buckets instead of flowing along the 45 degree line. Therefore, the rule correctly identifies the reason for the lack of control as inadequate discrimination sensitivity or effective resolution. This problem can be remedied, of course, by changing the ability to detect the variation within the subgroups by increasing the discrimination of the measurements.
A measurement system will have adequate discrimination if its apparent resolution is small relative to the process variation. Thus a recommendation for adequate discrimination would be for the apparent resolution to be at most one-tenth of total process six sigma standard deviation instead of the traditional rule which is the apparent resolution be at most one-tenth of the tolerance spread.
Effective resolution may be inadequate and further improvement of the measurement system becomes impractical. In these special cases, measurement planning may require alternative process monitoring techniques. Customer approval will typically be required for the alternative process monitoring technique.
Normal probability is an assumption of Process the standard methods of measurement systems analysis. In fact, there are measurement systems that are not normally distributed. When this happens, Variation and normality is assumed, the MSA method may overestimate the measurement system error. The measurement analyst must recognize and correct evaluations for non-normal measurement systems.
Location Width Figure I-E 5: Characteristics of the Measurement Process Variation Accuracy Location Accuracy is a generic concept of exactness related to the closeness of Variation agreement between the average of one or more measured results and a reference value.
The measurement process must be in a state of statistical control, otherwise the accuracy of the process has no meaning. In some organizations accuracy is used interchangeably with bias. In order to avoid confusion which could result from using the word accuracy, ASTM recommends that only the term bias be used as the descriptor of location error. This policy will be followed in this text. Bias is the measure of the systematic error of the measurement system.
It is the contribution to the total error comprised of the combined effects of all sources of variation, known or unknown, whose contributions to the total error tends to offset consistently and predictably all results of repeated applications of the same measurement process at the time of the measurements.
That is, stability is the change in bias over time. Linearity can be thought of as a change of bias with respect to size. Do not assume a constant bias. In some organizations precision is used interchangeably with repeatability. In fact, precision is most often used to describe the expected variation of repeated measurements over the range of measurement; that range may be size or time i. One could say precision is to repeatability what linearity is to bias although the first is random and the other systematic errors.
The ASTM defines precision in a broader sense to include the variation from different readings, gages, people, labs or conditions. Repeatability Reference Value This is traditionally referred to as the "within appraiser" variability. Repeatability is the variation in measurements obtained with one measurement instrument when used several times by one appraiser while measuring the identical characteristic on the same part.
This is the inherent variation or capability of the equipment itself. Repeatability is commonly referred to as equipment variation EV , although this is misleading. In fact, repeatability is the common cause random error variation from successive trials under defined conditions of measurement. The best term for repeatability is within-system variation when the conditions of measurement Repeatability are fixed and defined — fixed part, instrument, standard, method, operator, environment, and assumptions.
In addition to within-equipment variation, repeatability will include all within variation see below from any condition in the error model. Reproducibility is typically defined as the variation in the average of the measurements made by different appraisers using the same measuring instrument when measuring the identical characteristic on the same part.
This is often true for manual instruments influenced by the skill of the operator. It is not true, however, for measurement processes i. For this reason, reproducibility is referred to as the average variation between- systems or between-conditions of measurement. The ASTM definition goes Reproducibility beyond this to potentially include not only different appraisers but also different: gages, labs and environment temperature, humidity as well as including repeatability in the calculation of reproducibility.
This is the recommended study for product and process qualification and a manual measuring instrument. The ASTM literature focuses on interlaboratory evaluations with interest on laboratory-to-laboratory differences including the potential for different operators, gages and environment as well as within laboratory repeatability. Therefore, ASTM definitions need to encompass these differences. By ASTM standards, repeatability is the best the equipment will be under current conditions one operator, one gage, short period of time and reproducibility represents more typical operating conditions where there is variation from multiple sources.
Stated another way, GRR is the variance equal to the sum of within-system and between-system variances. It is the responsiveness of the measurement system to changes in measured feature.
Sensitivity is determined by gage design discrimination , inherent quality OEM , in-service maintenance, and the operating condition of the instrument and standard. It is always reported as a unit of measure.
It may be viewed as repeatability over time. It may be considered to be the homogeneity sameness of the repeatability over size. An estimate of measurement capability, therefore, is an expression of the expected error for defined conditions, scope and range of the measurement system unlike measurement uncertainty, which is an expression of the expected range of error or values associated with a measurement result. For example, to say that the capability of a 25 mm micrometer is 0.
Again, this is why an error model to define the measurement process is so important. The scope for an estimate of measurement capability could be very specific or a general statement of operation, over a limited portion or entire measurement range. A statement of measurement capability need only be as complete as to reasonably replicate the conditions and range of measurement.
A documented Control Plan could serve this purpose. Second, short-term consistency and uniformity repeatability errors over the range of measurement are included in a capability estimate. For a simple instrument, such as a 25 mm micrometer, the repeatability over the entire range of measurement using typical, skilled operators is expected to be consistent and uniform.
In this example, a capability estimate may include the entire range of measurement for multiple types of features under general conditions. Longer range or more complex measurement systems i. Because these errors are correlated they cannot be combined using the simple linear formula above. When uncorrected linearity, uniformity or consistency varies significantly over range, the measurement planner and analyst has only two practical choices: 1 Report the maximum worst case capability for the entire defined conditions, scope and range of the measurement system, or 2 Determine and report multiple capability assessments for defined portions of the measurement range i.
Performance As with process performance, measurement system performance is the net effect of all significant and determinable sources of variation over time. Performance quantifies the long-term assessment of combined measurement errors random and systematic.
An estimate of measurement performance is an expression of the expected error for defined conditions, scope and range of the measurement system unlike measurement uncertainty, which is an expression of the expected range of error or values associated with a measurement result.
The scope for an estimate of measurement performance could be very specific or a general statement of operation, over a limited portion or entire measurement range.
Long-term could mean: the average of several capability assessments over time, the long-term average error from a measurement control chart, an assessment of calibration records or multiple linearity studies, or average error from several GRR studies over the life and range of the measurement system. A statement of measurement performance need only be as complete as to reasonably represent the conditions and range of measurement.
Long-term consistency and uniformity repeatability errors over the range of measurement are included in a performance estimate. The measurement analyst must be aware of potential correlation of errors so as to not overestimate the performance estimate. This depends on how the component errors were determined. When long-term uncorrected linearity, uniformity or consistency vary significantly over the range, the measurement planner and analyst has only two practical choices: 1 Report the maximum worst case performance for the entire defined conditions, scope and range of the measurement system, or 2 Determine and report multiple performance assessments for a defined portion of the measurement range i.
Unfortunately, these terms are also the most fuzzy as they are often thought of interchangeably. For example, if the gage is certified by an independent agency as accurate, or if the instrument is guaranteed to have high precision by the vendor, then it is incorrectly thought that all readings will fall very close to the actual values. This is not only conceptually wrong but can lead to wrong decisions about the product and process.
This ambiguity carries over to bias and repeatability as measures of accuracy and precision. Consequently, measurement systems control programs traditionally referred to as Gage Control Programs ought to quantify and track all relevant sources of variation. While this term has traditionally been reserved for many of the high accuracy measurements performed in metrology or gage laboratories, many customer and quality system standards require that measurement uncertainty be known and consistent with required measurement capability of any inspection, measuring or test equipment.
In essence, uncertainty is the value assigned to a measurement result that describes, within a defined level of confidence, the range expected to contain the true measurement result. Measurement uncertainty is normally reported as a bilateral quantity. Uncertainty is a quantified expression of measurement reliability.
Expanded uncertainty is the combined standard error u c , or standard deviation of the combined errors random and systematic , in the measurement process multiplied by a coverage factor k that represents the area of the normal curve for a desired level of confidence. Remember, a normal distribution is often applied as a principle assumption for measurement systems. Other significant error sources may apply based on the uncertainty. Often, the most significant error component can be quantified by measurement application.
An uncertainty statement must include an adequate scope that identifies all significant errors and allows the measurement to be replicated. Some uncertainty statements will build from long-term, others short-term, measurement system error. It should consider all significant sources of measurement variation in the measurement process plus significant errors of calibration, master standards, method, environment and others not previously considered in the measurement process.
It is appropriate to periodically reevaluate uncertainty related to a measurement process to assure the continued accuracy of the estimate. The major difference between uncertainty and the MSA is that the MSA Measurement focus is on understanding the measurement process, determining the amount Uncertainty of error in the process, and assessing the adequacy of the measurement system for product and process control.
Uncertainty is the range of measurement values, defined by a confidence interval, associated with a measurement result and expected to include the true value of measurement. Traceability is the property of a measurement or the value of a standard Measurement whereby it can be related to stated references, usually national or Traceability international standards, through an unbroken chain of comparisons all having stated uncertainties.
Therefore understanding the measurement uncertainty of each link in the chain is essential. This, in turn, may reduce measurement correlation issues. It does provide guidance to the user in Measurement some of the more advanced topics such as, statistical independence of the sources of variation, sensitivity analysis, degrees of freedom, etc.
When variation in the measurement system exceeds all other variables, it will become necessary to analyze and resolve those issues before working on the rest of the system. In some cases the variation contribution of the measurement system is overlooked or ignored. This may cause loss of time and resources as the focus is made on the process itself, when the reported variation is actually caused by the measurement device.
In this section a review will be made on basic problem solving steps and will show how they relate to understanding the issues in a measurement system. Each company may use the problem resolution process which the customer has approved. If the measurement system was developed using the methods in this manual, most of the initial steps will already exist. For example, a cause and effect diagram may already exist giving valuable lessons learned about the measurement process.
These data ought to be collected and evaluated prior to any formal problem solving. Identify the Issues Step 1 When working with measurement systems, as with any process, it is important to clearly define the problem or issue. In the case of measurement issues, it may take the form of accuracy, variation, stability, etc.
The important thing to do is try to isolate the measurement variation and its contribution, from the process variation the decision may be to work on the process, rather than work on the measurement device. The issue statement needs to be an adequate operational definition that anyone would understand and be able to act on the issue. Identify the Team Step 2 The problem solving team, in this case, will be dependent on the complexity of the measurement system and the issue. A simple measurement system may only require a couple of people.
But as the system and issue become more complex, the team may grow in size maximum team size ought to be limited to 10 members. The team members and the function they represent need to be identified on the problem solving sheet.
Flowchart of Measurement System and Process Step 3 The team would review any historical flowcharting of the measurement system and the process. This would lead to discussion of known and unknown information about the measurement and its interrelationship to the process. The flowcharting process may identify additional members to add to the team. This could, in some cases, result in the solution or a partial solution.
This would also lead to a discussion on known and unknown information. The team would use subject matter knowledge to initially identify those variables with the largest contribution to the issue.
Additional studies can be done to substantiate the decisions. Experiments are planned, data are collected, stability is established, hypotheses are made and proven until an appropriate solution is reached. Possible Solution and Proof of the Correction Step 6 The steps and solution are documented to record the decision.
A preliminary study is performed to validate the solution. This can be done using some form of design of experiment to validate the solution. Also, additional studies can be performed over time including environmental and material variation. This may require changes in procedures, standards, and training materials.
This is one of the most important steps in the process. Most issues and problems have occurred at one time or another. Verify fixturing and clamping if applicable. Also identify any critical environmental issues that are interdependent with the measurement. If the wrong variable is being measured, then no matter how accurate or how precise the measurement system is, it will simply consume resources without providing benefit.
In order to make that determination, it is important to know how the data are to be used, for without that knowledge, the appropriate statistical properties cannot be determined.
After the statistical properties have been determined, the measurement system must be assessed to see if it actually possesses these properties or not. Verify fixturing and clamping if applicable Also if there are any critical environmental issues that are interdependent with the measurement.
Additionally, the variation attributable to the bias and linearity of the measurement device should be small compared with the repeatability and reproducibility components. The knowledge gained during Phase 1 testing should be used as input to the development of the measurement system maintenance program as well as the type of testing which should be used during Phase 2. Environmental issues may drive a change in location or a controlled environment for the measurement device.
For example, if there is a significant impact of repeatability and reproducibility on the total measurement system variation, a simple two- factor statistical experiment could be performed periodically as a Phase 2 test. The choice of which procedure to use depends on many factors, most of which need to be determined on a case-by-case basis for each measurement system to be assessed. In some cases, preliminary testing may be required to determine if a procedure is appropriate for a particular measurement system or not.
Such preliminary testing ought to be an integral part of the Phase 1 testing discussed in the previous section. Standards are frequently essential for assessing the accuracy of a measurement system. If standards are not used, the variability of the measurement system can still be assessed, but it may not be possible to assess its accuracy with reasonable credibility. Blind measurements are measurements obtained in the actual measurement environment by an operator who does not know that an assessment of the measurement system is being conducted.
Properly administered, tests based on blind measurements are usually not contaminated by the well-known Hawthorne effect. Examples of such terms include accuracy, precision, repeatability, reproducibility, etc. In the experiments, the researchers systematically modified working conditions of five assemblers and monitored the results.
As the conditions improved, production rose. However, when working conditions were degraded, production continued to improve. This was thought to be the results of the workers having developed a more positive attitude toward the work solely as a result of them being part of the study, rather than as a result of the changed working conditions.
If so, one should consider using test procedures that rely on the use of standards such as those discussed in Phase 1 above. If standards are not used, it may still be possible to determine whether or not the two measurement systems are working well together.
However, if the systems are not working well together, then it may not be possible, without the use of standards, to determine which system needs improvement. In addition to these general issues, other issues that are specific to the particular measurement system being tested may also be important. Finding the specific issues that are important to a particular measurement system is one of the two objectives of the Phase 1 testing.
Typical preparation prior to conducting the study is as follows: 1 The approach to be used should be planned. For instance, determine by using engineering judgment, visual observations, or a gage study, if there is an appraiser influence in calibrating or using the instrument. There are some measurement systems where the effect of reproducibility can be considered negligible; for example, when a button is pushed and a number is printed out.
The reason being the degree of confidence desired for the gage study estimations. The assessment of the measurement system is based on the feature tolerance i. An independent estimate of process variation process capability study is recommended when assessing the adequacy of the measurement system for process control i.
The TV index i. Ignoring TV does not affect assessments using tolerance product control or an independent estimate of process variation process control.
Samples can be selected by taking one sample per day for several days. Again, this is necessary because the parts will be treated in the analysis as if they represent the range of production variation in the process.
Since each part will be measured several times, each part must be numbered for identification. The manner in which a study is conducted is very important. All analyses presented in this manual assume statistical independence 27 of the individual P F readings. To minimize the likelihood of misleading results, the following steps need to be taken: 1 The measurements should be made in a random order 28 to P F ensure that any drift or changes that could occur will be spread randomly throughout the study.
The appraisers should be unaware of which numbered part is being checked in order to avoid any possible knowledge bias. However, the person conducting the study should know which numbered part is being checked and record the data accordingly, that is Appraiser A, Part 1, first trial; Appraiser B, Part 4, second trial, etc. Mechanical devices must be read and recorded to the smallest unit of scale discrimination. For electronic readouts, the measurement plan must establish a common policy for recording the right-most significant digit of display.
Analog devices should 27 There is no correlation between readings. For analog devices, if the smallest scale graduation is 0. If possible, the appraisers who normally use the measurement device should be included in the study. Each appraiser should use the procedure — including all steps — they normally use to obtain readings. The effect of any differences between methods the appraisers use will be reflected in the Reproducibility of the measurement system.
If so, the appraisers should recalibrate the equipment before each group of readings. The number of parts required will depend upon the significance of the characteristic being measured and upon the level of confidence required in the estimate of measurement system variation. Although the number of appraisers, trials and parts may be varied when using the recommended practices discussed in this manual, the number of appraisers, trials and parts should remain constant between Phase 1 and Phase 2 test programs or between sequential Phase 2 tests for common measurement systems.
Maintaining commonality between test programs and sequential tests will improve comparisons between the various test results. A measurement system should be stable before any additional analysis is valid. Acceptability Criteria — Gage Assembly and Fixture Error Assembly or An improperly designed fixture or poorly assembled gage will increase Fixture Error measurement error.
This is normally found when the measurements indicate or display process instability or out-of-control conditions. This may be due to excessive gage variation or poor repeatability and poor GRR values. Also, for automated measurement, verify the program follows required or expected protocol.
If problems are found in any of these areas, reset or repair the gage and fixtures, then rerun the measurement evaluation. Acceptability Criteria — Location Error Location Error Location error is normally defined by analyzing bias and linearity. In general, the bias or linearity error of a measurement system is unacceptable if it is significantly different from zero or exceeds the maximum permissible error established by the gage calibration procedure.
In such cases, the measurement system should be recalibrated or an offset correction applied to minimize this error. If an out-of-control condition or nonconformance is P F found in this situation, the first thing that should be done is to evaluate the measurement system.
For measurement systems whose purpose is to analyze a process, a general guidelines for measurement system acceptability is as follows: GRR Decision Comments Under 10 Generally considered to be an Recommended, especially useful when trying to sort or percent acceptable measurement system. Should be approved by the customer. Over 30 Considered to be unacceptable Every effort should be made to improve the measurement percent system.
This condition may be addressed by the use of an appropriate measurement strategy; for example, using the average result of several readings of the same part characteristic in order to reduce final measurement variation.
This statistic indicates the number of categories P F into which the measurement process can be divided. This value should be greater than or equal to 5. Caution: The use of the GRR guidelines as threshold criteria alone is NOT an acceptable practice for determining the acceptability of a measurement system.
In either case the process is producing acceptable product. In case 2 the existence of a nonconformance or out of control condition could be a false alarm i. Specifying the guidelines as the threshold criteria can drive the wrong behavior.
For example, the supplier may be creative in achieving a low GRR by eliminating real life sources of variation e. Comments on the Application and Gage Acceptability When looking at GRR and measurement variation it is important to look at each application individually, to see what is required and how the measurement is going to be used.
For example: the required precision of temperature measurement may be different for dissimilar applications. It is acceptable for this application. But in a laboratory, where small variations in temperature can impact test results, a more sophisticated temperature measurement and control is required. This thermostat will be more expensive and is required to have less variability i.
The final acceptance of a measurement system should not come down to a single set of indices. The long-term performance of the measurement system should also be reviewed, for example, using graphical analysis over time.
The procedures are simple to use and can be readily applied in a production environment. As discussed previously, the test procedure which should be used to understand a measurement system and to quantify its variability depends on the sources of variation which may affect the measurement system. The test procedures in this chapter are sufficient for this type of measurement system analysis.
A thorough review of Chapter I, Section E is recommended to ensure proper application of these guidelines. Guidelines for Determining Stability Conducting the Study 1 Obtain a sample and establish its reference value s relative to a traceable standard. If one is not available, select a production part 31 that falls in the mid-range of the production measurements P F and designate it as the master sample for stability analysis. The known reference value is not required for tracking measurement system stability.
Time It may be desirable to have master samples for the low end, the high end, and the mid-range of the expected measurements. Separate measurements and control charts are recommended for each. The sample size and frequency should be based on knowledge of the measurement system.
Factors could include how often recalibration or repair has been required, how frequently the measurement system is used, and how stressful the operating conditions are. The readings need to be taken at differing times to represent when the measurement system is Reference Value actually being used.
This will account for warm-up, ambient or other factors that may change during the day. Analysis of Results — Graphical 4 Establish control limits and evaluate for out-of-control or unstable conditions using standard control chart analysis. This may require modifying the production part, such as plating, to extend the life of the master. This can be compared with that of the process to determine if the measurement system repeatability is suitable for the application.
Design of Experiments or other analytical problem solving techniques may be required to determine the prime contributors to the lack of measurement system stability. Example — Stability To determine if the stability of a new measurement instrument was acceptable, the process team selected a part near the middle of the range of the production process.
This part was sent to the measurement lab to determine the reference value which is 6. The team measured this part 5 times once a shift for four weeks 20 subgroups.
In general, the bias or linearity error of a measurement system is acceptable if it is not statistically significantly different from zero when compared to the repeatability. Consequently, the repeatability must be acceptable when compared to the process variation in order for this analysis to be useful.
Measure average of the n readings. If this is done, analyze the data using a linearity study. Review the histogram, using subject matter knowledge, to determine if any special causes or anomalies are present. If not, continue with the analysis. Customer agreement should be obtained if an used. Example — Bias A manufacturing engineer was evaluating a new measurement system for monitoring a process. An analysis of the measurement equipment indicated that there should be no linearity concerns, so the engineer had only the bias of the measurement system evaluated.
A single part was chosen within the operating range of the measurement system based upon documented process variation. The part was measured by layout inspection to determine its reference value. The part was then measured fifteen times by the lead operator. The repeatability of 0. Since zero falls within the confidence interval of the bias — 0. The control chart analysis should indicate that the measurement system is stable before the bias is evaluated.
Measure the part the n readings. Analysis of Results — Numerical 5 Obtain the X from the control chart 6 Compute the bias by subtracting the reference value from X. The calculated bias is therefore 0. Using a spreadsheet and statistical software, the supervisor generated the numerical analysis Table III-B 3. Since zero falls within the confidence interval of the bias Check mastering procedure. This can show up in the stability analysis and will suggest the maintenance or refurbishment schedule.
Review calibration procedure. Review measurement instructions. If the measurement system has non-zero bias, where possible it should be recalibrated to achieve zero bias through the modification of the hardware, software or both. If the bias cannot be adjusted to zero, it still can be used through a change in procedure e. Since this has a high risk of appraiser error, it should be used only with the concurrence of the customer. Analysis of Results — Graphical 4 Calculate the part bias for each measurement and the bias average for each part.
For the linearity to be acceptable this bias must be zero. Five parts were chosen throughout the operating range of the measurement system based upon documented process variation. Each part was measured by layout inspection to determine its reference value.
Each part was then measured twelve times by the lead operator. The parts were selected at random during the study. Part 1 2 3 4 5 Reference Value 2. The data for reference value 4 appear to be bimodal.
Even if the data for reference value 4 were not considered, the graphical analysis clearly shows that this measurement system has a linearity problem. The R2 value indicates that a linear model may not be an appropriate model for these data. At this point, the supervisor ought to begin problem analysis and resolution on the measurement system, since the numerical analysis will not provide any additional insights. In this case, it does not matter what relation tb has to t58,.
Three acceptable methods will be discussed in detail in this section. The ANOVA method is preferred because it measures the operator to part interaction gauge error, whereas the Range and the Average and Range methods does not include this variation.
As presented, all methods ignore within-part variation such as roundness, diametric taper, flatness, etc. The ANOVA approach can identify appraiser-part interaction but it can also evaluate other sources of variation which is the reason why it was included.
Historically, the assumption is made that the interaction is zero, in which case the results of both approaches are equivalent. With that said, the ANOVA approach is preferred because of its flexibility if the user has access to a appropriate computer program. If not, the X bar and R approach is appropriate and can be done manually or via a computer program.
The applications in the manual are recommended, however alternative methods are acceptable as long as they meet the intent. All Rights Reserved. The new 4th edition has added examples to help understand the basic measurement fundamentals, as well as: Improvements to the table of contents to aid in manual usage Clarification of the relationship between calibration and MSA Clearer definition of the measurement decision Improved sections on bias and linearity Improvements to the attribute and non-replicable i.
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