Advisor
Schaffer, Jay R
Committee Member
Mundfrom, Daniel J
Committee Member
Perett, Jamis J
Committee Member
Heiny, Robert L
Department
Applied Statistics & Research Methods
Institution
University of Northern Colorado
Type of Resources
Text
Place of Publication
Greeley (Colo.)
Publisher
University of Northern Colorado
Date Created
12-1-2009
Genre
Thesis
Extent
133 pages
Digital Origin
Born digital
Description
In statistical process control (SPC), continued development of techniques look for new monitoring charts for processes with multiple correlated variables. Two such charts are the multivariate exponentially weighted moving standard deviation (MEWMS) and multivariate exponentially weighted moving variance (MEWMV). Originally developed by Huwang, Yeh, and Wu (2007), and furthered by Hawkins and Maboudou-Tchao (2008), these control charts monitor the trace elements of the respective covariance matrices for a change in values of the multivariate process using individual observations. Originally, control chart parameters were developed during the simulation process for p = 2 and p = 3 process variables. Using computer simulations of 10,000 replications, further development of the MEWMS and MEWMV used p = 5 and p = 10 correlated variables with individual observations to develop control chart parameters and determine the sensitivity of the MEWMS and MEWMV compared to the multivariate CUSUM and MEWMA charts in their detection of a singular shift of mean, a singular change in variance or a combination of the two. Initial findings from this dissertation suggest that both the MEWMS and MEWMV control charts are highly sensitive to small changes of a single element in the covariance matrix and sensitive to changes in a single element of the observation vector. When comparing the MEWMS and MEWMV control charts to the MCUSUM and MEWMA control charts popularly used today, it was found that the MEWMS and MEWMV control charts are less sensitive to mean shifts than the MCUSUM or MEWMA. However, it was also shown that the MEWMS and MEWMV are much more sensitive to changes in elements of the covariance matrix than the MCUSUM, while the MEWMA control chart is insensitive to any changes of variance elements.
Notes
APPENDICES2.zip other Appendices B&C
Degree type
PhD
Degree Name
Doctoral
Language
English
Local Identifiers
Eshelman_unco_0161N_10017
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