Computation of the run-length percentiles of CUSUM control charts under changes in variances

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Author(s)

  • Lianjie Shu
  • Wenpo Huang
  • Yan Su
  • Kwok-Leung Tsui

Detail(s)

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1238-1251
Journal / PublicationJournal of Statistical Computation and Simulation
Volume83
Issue number7
Online published6 Feb 2012
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Abstract

In this paper, the run-length distributions of cumulative sum (CUSUM) charts for monitoring mean changes under normal distributions have been investigated thoroughly. However, there are few studies devoted to the analysis of the run-length distributions of CUSUM charts under changes in process variances. Motivated by this, this paper develops a fast and accurate algorithm based on piecewise collocation method for computing the run-length distributions of CUSUM scale charts. It is shown that the proposed method can provide more accurate approximation to the run-length distribution than the conventional Gauss-type quadrature-based methods applied to the CUSUM location charts. Some computational aspects for facilitating computation load are discussed, including the alternative formulation based on matrix decomposition and the geometric approximation to the distribution of large run lengths. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Research Area(s)

  • average run length, integral equation, integration kernel, statistical process control, variance

Citation Format(s)

Computation of the run-length percentiles of CUSUM control charts under changes in variances. / Shu, Lianjie; Huang, Wenpo; Su, Yan et al.
In: Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, Vol. 83, No. 7, 2013, p. 1238-1251.

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62)21_Publication in refereed journalpeer-review