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  • May 31, 2011 at 1:43 pm #53814

    Buckle
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    Afternoon all,

    Looking for some help reference non-normal data. I have some data on prior to a new machine install and after and want to see if the process is more capable now than it was previously, and not sure which capability analysis to run, so I ran them all. I ran a non-normal capability analysis in minitab which gave me one set of outputs and then also ran it as a box cox transformation. I found that in box cox the resulting PPK values were massively different than in the weibull. In fact it showed the opposite (ie weibull showed that one process was better, and the box cox showed the other way around)

    Could anybody help me please?

    Thanks
    Mike

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    June 1, 2011 at 3:38 am #191515

    MBBinWI
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    Mike: Understand that when you transform data, you must also transform the specification limits used to evaluate the transformed data.
    If you use a Box-Cox transform in Minitab, you should get an indicator as to the similar distribution being transformed to. Weibull is a very flexible distribution and can take on characteristics of many other distributions.

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    June 3, 2011 at 10:05 am #191529

    Kharoo
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    If testing the impact, You could use nonparametric test – Mann-Whitney.
    note should be used if two samples (pre and post) follow same distribution and same variance.

    Or else if have to check capability , go for multiple variables (non parametric test)
    and will take care of spec transformation also.

    when using non parametric capability , make sure you select the right distribution and could be easily identified by running >Stat>Quality tool>Individual distribution identification.

    Hope this helps.

    Ashky

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    June 3, 2011 at 1:14 pm #191533

    Buckle
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    Thanks,

    Im still a littel confused as to the process i should follow for non normal data capability analysis.

    Could anyone talk me through the steps i should take to understand which method to use, a decision tree anyone has?

    Im very new to non-normal data.

    Thanks for help in advance
    Mike

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    June 3, 2011 at 1:52 pm #191534

    Mikel
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    Mike,

    This ain’t rocket science. Look at histograms of the untransformed data and you will know which of the two is the correct analysis.

    When you understand that, you can figure out what was wrong with your method. I believe MBBinWI is leading you in the right direction, your specs probably were not transformed when you did the Box-Cox.

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    June 3, 2011 at 2:04 pm #191535

    Robert Butler
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    Assuming you have checked to make sure that the non-normality isn’t due to something like bimodality, sample truncation, or a few extreme data points (plotting and looking at the data using histograms, box-plots, and normal probability plots are the usual things one does to test for these things) and that you really are looking at data whose usual pattern is non-normal (any kind of a measurement where there is a natural lower or upper bound and you are working close to that bound for example) then the simplest thing to do is plot the data on a normal probability plot, print out the plot, and use a simple manual curve fit of the data to identify where the extrapolated fitted curve crosses the .135 and 99.865 percentiles (you can use the calibrated eyeball or use a plain old French Curve – most graphic arts supply houses have these things).

    Subtracting the two values you get from your plotting efforts from one another will provide an estimate of the 6 sigma spread and if you take the difference between your lower and upper spec limits and divide the difference by the estimated 6 sigma spread will give you an estimate of the capability.

    The above should provide you with a reasonable answer to your question. The step-by-step details as well as the justification for this procedure can be found in Bothe’s book Measuring Process Capability – Chapter 8 – Measuring Capability for Non-Normal Variable Data. The book is very readable and, if you are going to have to deal with non-normal capability issues I would strongly recommend you either purchase a copy of the book or get a copy through inter-library loan and commit Chapter 8 to memory.

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    June 3, 2011 at 2:34 pm #191536

    Kharoo
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    Minitab

    Step 1 : Identifying distribution : It is essential to choose the correct distribution when conducting a capability analysis. You can use individual distribution identification to select the distribution that best fits your data prior to conducting a capability analysis.

    Goto Stat >Quality tool > select individual distribution analysis

    Input data and mentioned sub-group size. If sub-groups not formed, mentioned it as 1 and click OK

    Step 2 : Check Minitab Result in “Session”. You will find several distribution. Check for P-Value. Identify distribution with the largest p-value (& should be more than 0.05)

    Step 3.1 : (1) If Box-cox value more than 0.05, Goto Stat >Quality tool > Capability analysis > select Normal.
    Step 3.1 : (2) Click Box-cox and tick mark Box cox power transformation (W=Y…….)

    ELSE

    Step 3.2 : Goto Stat >Quality tool > Capability analysis > select Nonnormal.
    Input data and Select the distribution which fits your data. You will find this option in same screen.

    NOTE : IF Johnson transformation P-value is more than 0.05, instead of selecting the distribution simply click on Johson transformation.
    ELSE Select a distribution with the largest p-value. (as checked in Step 2)

    Step 4 : Input your lower and upper specs and click on OK

    The Mintab results will transform the data and Specs also.

    Ashky

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    June 3, 2011 at 3:06 pm #191537

    Buckle
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    Thanks guys,

    this is really helpfull. I have just ran the analysis as suggested but i still dont get any decent P Value. The weibull comes out at 0.10 even though the box cox looks better.

    I have ran this analysis on a few data sets and the weibull always seems to be 0.10?

    Any more help is massively appreciated.

    Thanks
    Mike

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    June 3, 2011 at 3:10 pm #191538

    Kharoo
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    HI Mike,

    Could you run “individual distribution analysis” test and share the Minitab session P-value for all distribution.

    Ashky

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    June 3, 2011 at 3:12 pm #191539

    Buckle
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    This is the analysis from the session window

    Goodness of Fit Test

    Distribution AD P
    Normal 35.628 <0.005
    Exponential 13.129 <0.003
    Weibull 12.689 <0.010
    Box-Cox Transformation 2.116 <0.005

    ML Estimates of Distribution Parameters

    Distribution Location Shape Scale Threshold
    Normal* 0.19160 0.40180
    Exponential 0.19160
    Weibull 1.02389 0.19429
    Box-Cox Transformation* 2.87034 0.81335

    * Scale: Adjusted ML estimate

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    June 3, 2011 at 3:15 pm #191540

    Kharoo
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    Mike,

    Re-run the test by slecting button “Use all distributions and Transformation”

    and share the results.

    Ashky

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    June 3, 2011 at 3:18 pm #191541

    Buckle
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    Distribution ID Plot for Oxygen %

    Descriptive Statistics

    N N* Mean StDev Median Minimum Maximum Skewness Kurtosis
    175 0 0.1916 0.401803 0.12 0.05 5.2 11.3099 140.627

    Box-Cox transformation: Lambda = -0.5

    Goodness of Fit Test

    Distribution AD P LRT P
    Normal 35.628 <0.005
    Box-Cox Transformation 2.116 <0.005
    Lognormal 4.235 <0.005
    3-Parameter Lognormal 1.082 * 0.000
    Exponential 13.129 <0.003
    2-Parameter Exponential 7.156 <0.010 0.000
    Weibull 12.689 <0.010
    3-Parameter Weibull 4.012 <0.005 0.000
    Smallest Extreme Value 55.646 <0.010
    Largest Extreme Value 9.909 <0.010
    Gamma 9.941 <0.005
    3-Parameter Gamma 5.086 * 0.000
    Logistic 11.900 <0.005
    Loglogistic 3.613 <0.005
    3-Parameter Loglogistic 1.198 * 0.000

    ML Estimates of Distribution Parameters

    Distribution Location Shape Scale Threshold
    Normal* 0.19160 0.40180
    Box-Cox Transformation* 2.87034 0.81335
    Lognormal* -2.01040 0.67541
    3-Parameter Lognormal -2.64071 1.07838 0.04715
    Exponential 0.19160
    2-Parameter Exponential 0.14241 0.04919
    Weibull 1.02389 0.19429
    3-Parameter Weibull 0.79877 0.11871 0.04950
    Smallest Extreme Value 0.51875 1.23950
    Largest Extreme Value 0.12033 0.09325
    Gamma 1.54195 0.12426
    3-Parameter Gamma 0.78275 0.18154 0.04950
    Logistic 0.14578 0.08252
    Loglogistic -2.08316 0.36781
    3-Parameter Loglogistic -2.70149 0.63939 0.04893

    * Scale: Adjusted ML estimate

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    June 3, 2011 at 3:27 pm #191542

    Robert Butler
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    Any chance you could just post the numbers you are using – no units necessary just the data?

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    June 3, 2011 at 3:37 pm #191543

    Buckle
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    Heres the data set im using…. thanks

    34.7956
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    27.5982
    28.2627
    28.0241
    28.5170
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    27.6946
    26.5507
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    27.1106
    27.1987
    25.5562
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    25.9623
    25.8414
    26.3387
    27.1976
    25.7848
    25.6298
    25.2313
    26.0340
    26.0751
    26.1579
    28.9148
    29.6561
    29.6696
    29.4520
    29.8276
    29.8614
    27.4307
    28.0247
    27.9960
    27.9969
    27.9465
    28.0591
    26.0738
    26.9244
    27.3275
    27.7118
    27.9261
    27.9071
    27.4087
    27.8203
    28.1117
    28.2959
    28.2170
    28.2986
    27.6946
    28.0826
    28.2375
    28.2478
    28.3426
    28.6024
    27.2496
    27.7920
    28.0731
    28.4528
    28.5585
    28.7453
    27.0332
    27.5707
    27.8537
    28.1381
    28.5959
    28.5170
    26.7016
    27.0112
    27.1330
    27.1691
    27.3697
    27.5656
    32.6204
    29.2555
    29.8183
    29.3440
    29.8260
    30.7933
    29.2004
    27.9739
    27.8901
    28.1965
    27.9616
    28.3761
    25.6178
    25.9589
    26.2786
    26.6628
    26.7916
    27.0770
    25.9280
    26.3653
    26.3974
    26.5317
    26.8214
    27.1037
    26.9260
    26.9369
    26.9410
    27.4516
    27.4663
    27.6769
    26.6496
    26.9369
    27.0602
    27.3973
    27.7303
    27.9285
    26.3913
    26.6135
    26.9135
    27.1531
    27.2643
    27.5955
    28.1394
    28.2081
    29.1518
    28.6612
    28.4477
    28.5848
    25.0587
    26.2044
    25.4356
    25.1662
    25.1546
    25.8400
    26.1900
    26.0915
    26.5535
    26.9541
    26.9261
    27.0047
    26.0933
    26.7576
    27.3581
    27.8301
    27.9156
    28.7666
    25.6002
    26.2510
    26.6499
    27.4160
    27.7058
    28.1594
    31.4738
    31.0888
    32.0138
    29.7196
    31.7220
    33.0185
    31.7841
    31.6263
    32.1091
    31.3272
    30.6816
    30.9591
    27.9471
    27.4519
    27.7643
    28.4875
    27.8002
    28.3449
    28.2695
    27.9110
    28.7224
    28.9212
    28.2042
    28.4878
    37.2891
    36.4794
    36.5538
    34.8407
    37.0576
    36.8199
    29.3376
    27.8850
    26.7118
    28.8572
    27.0282
    26.8887
    27.3125
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    26.4336
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    26.3718
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    26.5888
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    26.7571
    26.4790
    26.3027
    26.8911
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    27.3750
    27.7376
    27.6690
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    30.4650
    30.2560
    27.8038
    27.1651
    27.3153
    27.7210
    27.7498
    27.7579
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    26.6210
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    26.8091
    27.3648
    27.1790
    25.5695
    26.2970
    27.1850
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    27.1416
    28.3137
    31.8318
    33.8098
    33.8048
    31.7869
    31.3226
    33.3913
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    28.1706
    28.2725
    27.7638
    28.1400
    29.1175
    29.6619
    30.6951
    28.7511
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    29.3498
    28.5866
    29.7306
    31.2539
    30.0896
    33.6808
    32.8666
    26.1217
    26.6297
    26.7408
    27.0675
    26.7338
    27.1886
    25.6845
    26.0578
    26.4023
    26.5925
    26.9061
    27.1112
    26.8118
    26.8760
    26.7835
    26.7711
    26.7167
    27.4371
    26.7007
    27.7044
    27.0059
    27.2474
    27.4930
    27.0218
    36.8939
    34.4951
    35.0471
    36.2435
    34.1718
    35.0347
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    26.6210
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    27.1359
    27.4240
    27.6216
    25.4229
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    26.3901
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    26.5131
    26.8022
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    26.7077
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    27.0009
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    30.1542
    29.6811
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    27.3978
    27.2643
    27.7867
    27.4393
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    29.2834
    28.9750
    29.3176
    29.3082
    29.5079
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    26.3601
    26.6649
    26.9844
    27.1390
    30.9969
    31.2682
    30.3084
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    30.3726
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    28.2375
    28.0390
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    28.6905
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    26.5888
    26.6732
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    25.7791
    25.8738
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    25.2658
    25.7601
    26.4801
    26.3354
    26.2701
    26.3636
    27.1786
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    27.5092
    26.8449
    27.3690
    26.4078
    26.7404
    27.0059
    26.8944
    25.3596
    25.8513
    26.1941
    26.4474
    26.8860
    27.1946
    28.1601
    28.0247
    28.2682
    28.1226
    28.1525
    27.8758
    29.3656
    28.4575
    28.7647
    28.9819
    28.8436
    29.0577
    35.2271
    34.3236
    34.6877
    35.5343
    37.1490
    34.6552
    27.1224
    27.7240
    27.7775
    27.6616
    27.5416
    27.4472
    33.7149
    39.5269
    38.6333
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    35.8785
    34.0548

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    June 3, 2011 at 3:47 pm #191544

    Kharoo
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    Check the minitab results ..

    You could use Johnson transformation as P-value is more than 0.05

    Step 1 :Goto Stat > Quality tools > Capability Analysis > Select Nonnormal…
    And click button “Johnson transformation”

    Step 2 : Input data and specification limit and click OK and you will get the output.

    Have attached Minitab process capability nonnormal test result. Assuming Spec as LSL 26 and USL 28
    Check the attachment.

    Ashky

    Goodness of Fit Test

    Distribution AD P LRT P
    Normal 30.411 <0.005
    Box-Cox Transformation 5.528 <0.005
    Lognormal 23.988 <0.005
    3-Parameter Lognormal 9.423 * 0.000
    Exponential 194.741 <0.003
    2-Parameter Exponential 76.712 <0.010 0.000
    Weibull 50.231 <0.010
    3-Parameter Weibull 21.746 <0.005 0.000
    Smallest Extreme Value 58.701 <0.010
    Largest Extreme Value 8.483 <0.010
    Gamma 26.043 <0.005
    3-Parameter Gamma 13.128 * 0.000
    Logistic 16.000 <0.005
    Loglogistic 12.750 <0.005
    3-Parameter Loglogistic 4.293 * 0.000
    Johnson Transformation 0.347 0.479

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    June 3, 2011 at 4:03 pm #191545

    Kharoo
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    due to some tech issues, i am not able to attach the image file.

    Mike, Hope you have the results.

    Ashky

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    June 3, 2011 at 4:04 pm #191546

    Buckle
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    Thanks!! A great lesson.

    I didnt see the Johnson data p value, not heard of that one before.

    Thanks again.
    Mike

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    June 6, 2011 at 9:35 am #191552

    Buckle
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    I now have some more data (all part of the smae thing) and the best distribution is the weibull (although only 0.010 p value)

    When i do a capability analysis on this the PPK is great and shows no defects. However i know that there are many defects. I guess i need to transform the LCL and UCL? How can i do this?

    Any help would massively be appreciated.

    Thanks
    Mike

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    June 6, 2011 at 12:51 pm #191555

    Robert Butler
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    I’m missing something here. If I understand the comments made by others concerning Minitab output it look like a P< .05 means that the fit is not correct. If that is the case then P = .01 for Weibull would mean this isn't the correct fit.

    I went ahead and plotted the data you provided – a quick eyeball says the curve crosses .135 and 99.865 at 23.6 and 40.2. If you take the difference of these two numbers and divide the tolerance by this difference how close is it to the capability estimate you got when you ran the Johnson transform (by the way – which Johnson family does Minitab use Su, Sl, or Sb)?

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    June 6, 2011 at 2:34 pm #191556

    Buckle
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    Hi.

    The p value were looking for in normality checks is P>(greater)0.005 and the weibull is the best fit at 0.010 so is higher than the above but not great. The data set you did the anlysis on which was posted above is different to the analysis im doing now. This has 4000 data points so i cant publish it here. I have tried to attach file….

    This is the output i get in session window from the new data set. None are great but weibull is the best…… Im now stuck as to what to do? Any help is massively appreciated.

    Goodness of Fit Test

    Distribution AD P LRT P
    Normal 2883.764 <0.005
    Box-Cox Transformation 110.589 <0.005
    Lognormal 162.833 <0.005
    3-Parameter Lognormal 148.337 * 0.000
    Exponential 963.921 <0.003
    2-Parameter Exponential 658.669 <0.010 0.000
    Weibull 968.306 <0.010
    3-Parameter Weibull 708.063 <0.005 0.000
    Smallest Extreme Value 4422.141 <0.010
    Largest Extreme Value 652.429 <0.010
    Gamma 765.221 <0.005
    3-Parameter Gamma 623.345 * 0.000
    Logistic 926.114 <0.005
    Loglogistic 57.526 <0.005
    3-Parameter Loglogistic 73.337 * 0.000

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    June 6, 2011 at 2:56 pm #191557

    Robert Butler
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    I don’t follow the logic concerning the p-values so I’ll just chalk that up to not knowing how Minitab presents its output. In the meantime – did you try plotting the data on normal probability paper?

    If you look at the curve for the data listed above then a plot of either the raw data or log transformed data gives about the same crossing points for the percentages mentioned before. I’d recommend trying this with data set you listed as well as with the expanded data and see what you see. If the crossings are about the same then the method outlined in Bothe’s book would be the approach I would recommend.

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    June 10, 2011 at 2:29 am #191564

    MBBinWI
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    Robert Butler wrote:

    The above should provide you with a reasonable answer to your question. The step-by-step details as well as the justification for this procedure can be found in Bothe’s book Measuring Process Capability – Chapter 8 – Measuring Capability for Non-Normal Variable Data. The book is very readable and, if you are going to have to deal with non-normal capability issues I would strongly recommend you either purchase a copy of the book or get a copy through inter-library loan and commit Chapter 8 to memory.

    Hey, Robert – excellent reference. And believe it or not, Davis is a neighbor of mine (at least we share the same zip code). Want an autographed copy?

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    June 10, 2011 at 2:47 am #191565

    MBBinWI
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    Robert Butler wrote:

    I don’t follow the logic concerning the p-values so I’ll just chalk that up to not knowing how Minitab presents its output. In the meantime – did you try plotting the data on normal probability paper?

    Wow! It’s the rare day that I can teach (or at least communicate) something to RB. Here you go (direct from Minitab help):

    Anderson-Darling (AD) statistic

    Measures how well the data follow a particular distribution. Smaller Anderson-Darling values indicate that the distribution fits the data better. Use the Anderson-Darling statistic to compare the fit of several distributions to see which one is best or to test whether a sample of data comes from a population with a specified distribution.

    If the p-value (when available) for the Anderson-Darling test is lower than the chosen significance level (usually 0.05 or 0.10), conclude that the data do not follow the specified distribution. Minitab does not always display a p-value for the Anderson-Darling test because it does not mathematically exist for certain cases.

    If you are trying to determine which distribution the data follow and you have multiple Anderson-Darling statistics, compare them. The distribution with the smallest Anderson-Darling statistic has the closest fit to the data. If distributions have similar Anderson-Darling statistics, choose one based on practical knowledge.

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    January 30, 2013 at 10:38 am #194652

    Adriana
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    Hello. I have similar case. My set of data (85) is arround the same five values. It does not adjust to any distribution. I cannot chenge my lecture instruments and i have to demmosntrate capability for a tolerance of 6 +/-0,5 (obviously this process is capable). What do you recommend me to do?
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    January 30, 2013 at 1:32 pm #194654

    Chris Seider
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    You could increase precision or just use the % estimated outside spec and convert that to a process capability index. Have you done a precision study at a minimum? Is the device accurate? If it was off by .02, it would have bad process capability.

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    January 31, 2013 at 2:00 pm #194663

    johnb
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    Buckle,

    1. Did you plan and oversee the collection effort for both data sets?
    2. How is this capability comparison going to be used (assuming its resolved)?

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    February 7, 2013 at 2:09 pm #194701

    Joel Smith
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    @mikebuckle – Assuming the data you posted are in time order, then the reason you cannot find a good distribution fit is that they are not in control. Try making an I-MR Chart of your data and it should be obvious.

    When data are not in control, then your data are not all coming from the same or even similar distributions. Throw a bunch of wildly varying distributions together and you get a mess that does not match a known distribution.

    More importantly, if your data are not in control then doing capability analysis does not have much value to you.

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    February 7, 2013 at 2:15 pm #194702

    Joel Smith
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    Adriana – Your data also show a slight shift around point 48 but nothing compared to the other dataset shown.

    In any event, I’m not sure distribution fit is all that important here…you don’t have any data that is even remotely in the ballpark of your specs, and barring a process shift or special cause you will never ever see a part out of spec. Assigning a specific sigma level, Cpk, etc. is a pointless exercise. Make a histogram of the data and plot the specs as reference lines.

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    January 9, 2015 at 11:52 am #197716

    Juan Balderrama
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    Hello,

    Right now I am working on some equipment validation, and when identifying distributions data, shows that 3-parameter weibull is the one with a P value > .05.

    But, need to transform data to fit 3-parameter weibull distribution and how can I transform limits to same dist???

    Need the transform limits as well, please help me…

    Thanks for your help…

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    January 9, 2015 at 2:13 pm #197718

    Chris Seider
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    Don’t make yourself sweat so hard. If using Minitab, use capability analysis non-normal. Pick the distribution you want and then it will transform the data into a best fit curve and the original data is still shown.

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