AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS
Department of 
Faculty of Crop Science

Statistical Process Control

Content

1) Probability distributions and Statistical methods useful in Statistical Process Control
• Important Discrete Distributions (Hypergeometric, Binomial, Poisson, Geometric)
• Normal Distribution and Central Limit Theorem
• Descriptive Statistics
• Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Testing
2) Statistical Process Control
• Cause-and-effect diagram, Pareto chart and Scatter diagram
• Control Charts For Variables
• Control Charts for Attributes
• Process Capability Indexes
3) Acceptance Sampling
• Single-Sampling Plans
• Double, Multiple, and Sequential Sampling
• Military Standard 105E (ANSI/ASQC Z1.4, ISO 2859) System Sampling
4) Design of Experiments
• Basic Principles of Experimental Design and basic experimental designs
• Analysis of Variance test

Learning results

The course aims to introduce graduate students into the basic principles and methods of Statistical Process Control, as applied in the food industry.

Upon completion of this course, the student is expected to be able to:

  • explain the notion of probability distribution
  • use the Normal distribution and basic discrete distributions 
  • apply estimation and testing methods
  • interpret statistical significance correctly
  • apply and justify methods and tools for statistical quality control
  • describe the characteristics of basic experimental designs
  • describe the characteristics of basic acceptance sampling plans
  • use statistical software for statistical quality control
  • comprehend the notion of uncertainty which is always contained in statistical inference critique data-based claims and evaluate data-based decisions
  • comply to ethical issues

Bibliography

Suggested bibliography:
1. Montgomery, D.C. Introduction to Statistical Quality Control, Sixth Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2009.
2. Παπαδόπουλος, Γ. Κ., Εισαγωγή στις Πιθανότητες και τη Στατιστική, Εκδόσεις Gutenberg, 2015
Related academic journals:
1. Journal of Quality Technology (JQT)
2. Quality and Reliability Engineering International (QREI)
3. Quality Technology and Quantitative Management (QTQM)

Faculty

(+30)2105294131
gpapadop@aua.gr
Dr. G. Papadopoulos is Professor of Applied Statistics, Applied Probability and Analysis of Experiments […]

NEWSLETTER

The Faculty of Crop Science of the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA), was founded in June 1989 (Official Journal of the Hellenic Republic Νο. 166Α΄/16-6-1989) it is the first University Faculty of Crop Science founded in Greece
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