Hart, Marilyn K., 1951-

Statistical process control for health care / Marilyn K. Hart, Robert F. Hart. - Pacific Grove, Calif. : Duxbury/Thomson Learning, c2002. - ix, 343 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Duxbury applied series .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1 : Objectives and Preliminary Information. - Ch. 2 : Variables Data: Basics of Statistics and Graphs. - Ch. 3 : The Run Chart for Time-Ordered Variables Data. - Ch. 4 : Control Chart Theory and the 1 Chart for Time-Ordered Data. - Ch. 5 : The Xbar and s Chart. - Ch. 6 : Process Capability. - Ch. 7 : Using Attribute Data : The c Chart and u Chart. - Ch. 8 : Using Attribute Data: The p Chart. - Ch. 9 : Transformations (An Advanced Topic). - Ch. 10 ; Guidelines for Making Control Charts Useful. - Appendix 1 : Tests for Evidence of Special-Cause Variation. - Appendix 2 : The Perils of Pooling. - Appendix 3 : Mathematical Relations of the Variables Control Limit Formulas. - Appendix 4 : Short Answers to Selected Problems. - References.

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Health facilities--Evaluation--Statistical methods.
Medical care--Quality control--Statistical methods.

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