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Select Help > Sample Data Library and open Quality Control/Thickness.jmp.
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Select Analyze > Quality and Process > Control Chart > Multivariate Control Chart.
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Select all of the Thickness columns and click Y, Columns.
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Change the alpha level by selecting Set Alpha Level and choosing 0.01 from the red triangle menu.
Figure 6.9 Initial Multivariate Control Chart for Thickness.jmp
The overall control chart in Figure 6.9 suggests that special causes affected bars 1, 2, 4, 5, and 22. Looking at the Principal Components report, you can see that almost 95% of the variation in the 12 thickness measurements is explained by the first principal component. You want to study the variation associated with this principal component further.
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Figure 6.10 T Square Partitioned Control Charts

Help created on 7/12/2018