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where x-double bar is the Grand Average and σx is Process Sigma, which is calculated using the Subgroup Range or Subgroup Sigma statistic.

Notes: Some authors prefer to write this x-bar chart formula as:

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where R-bar is the Average Range , or

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where S-bar is the Average Sigma .

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