Statistics::SPC - Calculations for Stastical Process Control
Creates thresholds based on the variability of all data, # of samples not meeting spec, and variablity within sample sets, all from training data.
Note: this is only accurate for data which is normally distributed when the process is under control
Recommended usage: at least 15 sample sets, w/ sample size >=2 (5 is good) This module is fudged to work for sample size 1, but it's a better idea to use >= 2
Important: the closer the process your are monitoring to how you would like it to be running (steady state), the better the calculated control limits will be.
Example: we take 5 recordings of the CPU utilization at random intervals over the course of a minute. We do this for 15 minutes, keeping all fifteen samples. Using this will be able to tell whether or not CPU use is in steady state.
my $spc = new Statistics::SPC; $spc->n(5) # set the number of samples per set $spc->Uspec(.50); # CPU should not be above 50% utilization $spc->Lspec(.05); # CPU should not be below 5% # (0 is boring in an example) # Now feed training data into our object $return = $spc->history($history); # "train the system"; # $history is ref to 2d array; # $return > 1 means process not likely to # meet the constraints of your specified # upper and lower bounds # now check to see if the the latest sample of CPU util indicates # CPU utilization was under control during the time of the sample $return = $spc->test($data); # check one sample of size n # $return < 0 there is something wrong with your data # $return == 0 the sample is "in control" # $return > 0 there are $return problems with the sample set
The range of the data ($self->R) greater than our calculated upper limit on the intra-sample range ($self->UCLR);
The range of the data ($self->R) less than our calculated lower limit on the intra-sample range ($self->LCLR);
The average of the sample set ($self->Xbar) is greater than our calculated upper limit ($self->UCLXbar)
The average of the sample set ($self->Xbar) is less than our calculated upper limit ($self->LCLXbar)
The number of data that fall outside our specification (i.e. errors) ($self->p) is greater than our calculated upate limit ($self->UCLp)
The number of data that fall outside our specification (i.e. errors) ($self->p) is less than our calculated upate limit ($self->LCLp)
Erich S. Morisse <emorisse@cpan.org>
Copyright (c) 2007 Erich Morisse
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To install Statistics::SPC, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Statistics::SPC
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Statistics::SPC
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.