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New statistical process control charts for overdispersed count data based on the Bell distribution.

Laion L Boaventura¹, Paulo H Ferreira¹, Rosemeire L Fiaccone¹

¹Departamento de Estatística, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Avenida Milton Santos, s/n, Campus de Ondina, 40170-110 Salvador, BA, Brazil.

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New Bell charts offer improved monitoring for overdispersed count data, outperforming traditional methods in simulations. These charts provide a valuable tool for quality control in various industries.

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Area of Science:

Statistical Process Control
Quality Management
Data Analysis

Background:

Traditional control charts like c and u charts use Poisson distribution for count data.
Overdispersion in count data is common across diverse fields, necessitating alternative models.
Existing models like Poisson, negative binomial, and COM-Poisson may not adequately handle overdispersion.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce two novel statistical control charts, Bell-c and Bell-u, based on the Bell distribution.
To address the challenge of monitoring count data exhibiting overdispersion.
To provide effective alternatives to existing control charts for overdispersed data.

Main Methods:

Utilized the Bell distribution, a flexible model for overdispersed count data.
Developed two new control charts: Bell-c and Bell-u.
Evaluated chart performance using average run length (ARL) via numerical simulations.

Main Results:

The proposed Bell-c and Bell-u charts effectively monitor count data with overdispersion.
Simulations demonstrated the performance of the new charts.
The applicability of the Bell charts was illustrated using both artificial and real-world datasets.

Conclusions:

The Bell distribution provides a suitable framework for developing control charts for overdispersed count data.
The new Bell-c and Bell-u charts are effective and practical tools for statistical process control.
These charts offer a valuable advancement for quality control applications dealing with overdispersed count data.