Process control chart

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Process control charts are used in statistical process control for quality management.[1][2] A process is a "transformation of a set of inputs, which can include materials, actions, methods and operations into desired outputs in the form of products, information, services or - generally - results."[3]

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  1. Chambers, David; Wheeler, Donald J. (1992). Understanding statistical process control. Knoxville, TN: SPC Press. ISBN 0-945320-13-2. 
  2. Lloyd, Robert M.; Carey, Raymond G. (1995). Measuring quality improvement in healthcare: a guide to statistical process control applications. White Plains, N.Y: Quality Resources. ISBN 0-527-76293-8. 
  3. Oakland, John S. (2007). Statistical Process Control, Sixth Edition. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0-7506-6962-4. 

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