• ATTRIBUTE - a nonconformity that cannot, or will not be measured
• NONCONFORMITY- A flaw in a product that will not always make it unsellable.
• p-chart (for nonconforming units)
• p-chart control limits can vary if the sample size varies.
• np-chart (nonconforming units) - almost identical to p-chart, except not normalized to 0 to 1 scale, so it is more sensitive to sample size changes, but it is easier to maintain.
• c-chart (for count of nonconformities) - Best used when there is a small number of errors in a huge sample space, and the nonconforming events are independent.
• u-chart - similar to c-chart, except it can handle different sample group sizes (e.g. a rivet department dealing with different sizes of riveted parts).
READING: chapter 7, pg. 235-273