The following tables list the EWMACHART statement options by function. Options unique to the MACONTROL procedure are listed in Table 9.1, and are described in detail in the section Dictionary of Special Options. Options that are common to both the MACONTROL and SHEWHART procedures are listed in Table 9.2. They are described in detail in Dictionary of Options: SHEWHART Procedure.
Table 9.1: EWMACHART Statement Special Options
Option |
Description |
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Options for Specifying Exponentially Weighted Moving Average Charts |
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requests probability limits for control charts |
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requests constant control limits based on asymptotic expressions |
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specifies either a fixed nominal sample size (n) for control limits or allows the control limits to vary with subgroup sample size |
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specifies a standard (known) value for the process mean |
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specifies that control limit parameters are not to be read from a LIMITS= data set |
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reads |
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reads control limit parameters from the first observation in the LIMITS= data set where the variable |
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reads control limit parameters from a LIMITS= data set (SAS 6.09 and earlier releases) |
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requests that the value of the EWMA be reset after each out-of-control point |
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specifies standard (known) value for process standard deviation |
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specifies width of control limits in terms of multiple of standard error of plotted EWMAs |
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specifies weight assigned to the most recent subgroup mean in the computation of the EWMA |
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Options for Plotting Subgroup Means |
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specifies color for MEANSYMBOL= symbol |
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specifies character to plot subgroup means on line printer charts |
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specifies symbol to plot subgroup means in traditional graphics |
Table 9.2: EWMACHART Statement General Options
Option |
Description |
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Options for Displaying Control Limits |
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specifies color for area inside control limits |
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specifies color of control limits, central line, and related labels |
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specifies label for lower control limit |
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specifies a substitution character for labels provided as quoted strings; the character is replaced with the value of the control limit |
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specifies line type for control limits |
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specifies number of digits to right of decimal place in default labels for control limits and central line |
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suppresses display of central line |
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suppresses display of lower control limit |
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suppresses labels for control limits and central line |
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suppresses display of control limits |
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suppresses default frame around control limit information when multiple sets of control limits are read from a LIMITS= data set |
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suppresses legend for control limits |
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suppresses display of upper control limit |
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specifies label for upper control limit |
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specifies width for control limits and central line |
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specifies label for central line |
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Process Mean and Standard Deviation Options |
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specifies method for estimating process standard deviation |
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identifies parameters as estimates or standard values and specifies value of |
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Options for Plotting and Labeling Points |
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labels every point on EWMA chart |
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labels every point on trend chart |
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specifies color for labels |
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specifies color for line segments that connect points on chart |
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specifies fill color for frame around labeled points |
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specifies color for needles that connect points to central line |
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specifies color for portions of line segments that connect points outside control limits |
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specifies color for shading areas between the connected points and control limits outside the limits |
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specifies angle at which labels are drawn |
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specifies software font for labels (alias for the TESTFONT= option) |
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specifies height of labels (alias for the TESTHEIGHT= option) |
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connects points to central line with vertical needles |
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suppresses line segments that connect points on chart |
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suppresses line segments that connect points on trend chart |
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labels points outside control limits |
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specifies LEGEND statement for levels of symbol-variable |
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specifies order in which symbols are assigned for levels of symbol-variable |
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turns point labels so that they are strung out vertically |
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specifies width of needles |
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Axis and Axis Label Options |
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specifies color for axis lines and tick marks |
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specifies fill colors for frame for plot area |
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specifies color for tick mark values and axis labels |
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produces horizontal axis for discrete numeric group values |
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specifies major tick mark values for horizontal axis |
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specifies height of axis label and axis legend text |
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specifies number of minor tick marks between major tick marks on horizontal axis |
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specifies length of offset at both ends of horizontal axis |
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specifies first major tick mark value on horizontal axis when a date, time, or datetime format is associated with numeric subgroup variable |
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suppresses label for horizontal axis |
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specifies that only the first occurrence of repeated, adjacent subgroup values is to be labeled on horizontal axis |
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requests vertical axis labels that are strung out vertically |
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specifies thinning factor for tick mark labels on horizontal axis |
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specifies splitting character for axis labels |
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requests horizontal axis labels that are strung out vertically |
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specifies major tick mark values for vertical axis of EWMA chart |
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specifies major tick mark values for vertical axis of trend chart |
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specifies format for primary vertical axis tick mark labels |
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specifies format for secondary vertical axis tick mark labels |
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specifies number of minor tick marks between major tick marks on vertical axis |
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specifies length of offset at both ends of vertical axis |
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forces origin to be included in vertical axis for primary chart |
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forces origin to be included in vertical axis for secondary chart |
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specifies width of axis lines |
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Plot Layout Options |
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plots means for all subgroups |
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creates control charts using half-screens and half-pages |
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creates control charts for a process only when exceptions occur |
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natural time interval between consecutive subgroup positions when time, date, or datetime format is associated with a numeric subgroup variable |
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maximum number of pages or screens for chart |
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requests special markers for points corresponding to sample sizes not equal to nominal sample size for fixed control limits |
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suppresses creation of chart |
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suppresses frame for plot area |
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suppresses legend for subgroup sample sizes |
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specifies number of subgroup positions per panel on each chart |
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repeats last subgroup position on panel as first subgroup position of next panel |
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specifies number of pages or screens to be used to display chart |
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specifies list of trend variables |
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specifies length of vertical axis on EWMA chart as a percentage of sum of lengths of vertical axes for EWMA and trend charts |
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displays EWMA chart regardless of whether |
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Reference Line Options |
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specifies color for lines requested by HREF= and HREF2= options |
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specifies color for lines requested by VREF= and VREF2= options |
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specifies position of reference lines perpendicular to horizontal axis on EWMA chart |
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specifies position of reference lines perpendicular to horizontal axis on trend chart |
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specifies position of reference lines perpendicular to horizontal axis on EWMA chart |
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specifies position of reference lines perpendicular to horizontal axis on trend chart |
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specifies labels for HREF= lines |
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specifies labels for HREF2= lines |
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specifies position of HREFLABELS= and HREF2LABELS= labels |
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specifies line type for HREF= and HREF2= lines |
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specifies line type for VREF= and VREF2= lines |
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specifies that reference line information in a data set applies uniformly to charts created for all BY groups |
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specifies position of reference lines perpendicular to vertical axis on EWMA chart |
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specifies position of reference lines perpendicular to vertical axis on trend chart |
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specifies labels for VREF= lines |
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specifies labels for VREF2= lines |
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position of VREFLABELS= and VREF2LABELS= labels |
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Grid Options |
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specifies color for grid requested with GRID or ENDGRID option |
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adds grid after last plotted point |
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adds grid to control chart |
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specifies line type for grid requested with the ENDGRID option |
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specifies line type for grid requested with the GRID option |
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specifies width of grid lines |
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Clipping Options |
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specifies color for plot symbol for clipped points |
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determines extent to which extreme points are clipped |
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specifies text for clipping legend |
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specifies position of clipping legend |
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specifies substitution character for CLIPLEGEND= text |
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specifies plot symbol for clipped points |
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specifies symbol marker height for clipped points |
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Graphical Enhancement Options |
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specifies annotate data set that adds features to EWMA chart |
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specifies annotate data set that adds features to trend chart |
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specifies description of EWMA chart’s GRSEG catalog entry |
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specifies software font for labels and legends on charts |
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specifies name of EWMA chart’s GRSEG catalog entry |
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specifies the form of the label used in pagination |
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specifies the position of the page number requested with the PAGENUM= option |
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specifies width of line segments connecting points on trend chart |
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Options for Producing Graphs Using ODS Styles |
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specifies one or more variables whose values define colors for filling background of block-variable legend |
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draws a frame around labeled points |
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draw portions of line segments that connect points outside control limits in a contrasting color |
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specifies that portions of stars exceeding inner or outer circles are drawn using a different color |
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shades areas between control limits and connected points lying outside the limits |
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specifies a variable identfying groups of stars filled with different colors |
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specifies a variable identfying groups of stars whose outlines are drawn with different colors |
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Options for ODS Graphics |
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specifies the wall fill transparency for blocks and phases |
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specifies the control limit infill transparency |
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plots subgroup points with markers |
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suppresses block and phase reference lines |
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suppresses block and phase wall fills |
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suppresses legend for levels of a STARFILL= variable |
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suppresses block and phase reference lines |
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suppresses block and phase wall fills |
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suppresses block and phase reference lines |
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suppresses block and phase wall fills |
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suppresses legend for levels of a STARFILL= variable |
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disables transparency in ODS Graphics output |
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specifies a graph footnote |
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specifies a secondary graph footnote |
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specifies that legend entries contain all levels observed in the data |
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specifies a graph title |
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specifies a secondary graph title |
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specifies control limit outfill transparency |
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specifies URLs to associate with overlay points |
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specifies URLs to associate with overlay points on secondary chart |
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specifies vertical position of phase legend |
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associates phase and block reference lines with either innermost or the outermost level |
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specifies the wall fill transparency for blocks and phases |
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specifies the wall fill transparency for blocks and phases |
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draws central line labels using a simulated software font |
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specifies star fill transparency |
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specifies a variable whose values are URLs to be associated with subgroups |
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specifies a variable whose values are URLs to be associated with subgroups on secondary chart |
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Input Data Set Options |
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specifies that observations with missing values are not to be processed |
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Output Data Set Options |
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creates output data set containing subgroup summary statistics |
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specifies value of |
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creates output data set containing control limits |
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creates output data set containing subgroup summary statistics and control limits |
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Tabulation Options |
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Note: specifying (EXCEPTIONS) after a tabulation option creates a table for exceptional points only. |
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creates a basic table of subgroup means, subgroup sample sizes, and control limits |
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is equivalent to the options TABLE, TABLECENTRAL, TABLEID, TABLELEGEND, TABLEOUTLIM, and TABLETESTS |
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augments basic table with values of central lines |
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augments basic table with columns for ID variables |
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augments basic table with columns indicating control limits exceeded |
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Block Variable Legend Options |
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specifies position of label for block-variable legend |
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specifies text size of block-variable legend |
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specifies vertical position of block-variable legend |
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repeats identical consecutive labels in block-variable legend |
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specifies fill colors for frames enclosing variable labels in block-variable legend |
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specifies one or more variables whose values are colors for filling background of block-variable legend |
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Phase Options |
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specifies text color for phase legend |
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specifies value of |
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disconnects last point in a phase from first point in next phase |
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specifies text size of phase legend |
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displays phase labels in a legend across top of chart |
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labels control limits for each phase, provided they are constant within that phase |
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delineates phases with vertical reference lines |
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specifies phases to be read from an input data set |
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Star Options |
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specifies color for STARCIRCLES= circles |
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specifies color for filling stars |
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specifies outline color for stars exceeding inner or outer circles |
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specifies color for outlines of stars |
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specifies line types for STARCIRCLES= circles |
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specifies line types for outlines of STARVERTICES= stars |
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specifies radius of outer bound circle for vertices of stars |
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specifies reference circles for stars |
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specifies inner radius of stars |
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specifies vertices to be labeled |
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specifies style of legend for star vertices |
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specifies label for STARLEGEND= legend |
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specifies outer radius of stars |
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specifies method used to standardize vertex variables |
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specifies angle for first vertex |
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specifies graphical style of star |
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superimposes star at each point on EWMA chart |
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specifies width of STARCIRCLES= circles |
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specifies width of STARVERTICES= stars |
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Options for Interactive Control Charts |
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specifies a variable whose values create links to be associated with subgroups |
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specifies variable whose values create links to be associated with subgroups on secondary chart |
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specifies a variable whose values create links to be associated with symbols in the symbol legend |
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creates an OUTTABLE= data set with additional graphics coordinate data |
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Options for Line Printer Charts |
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specifies plot character for clipped points |
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specifies character used to form line segments that connect points on chart |
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specifies line character for HREF= and HREF2= lines |
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specifies characters indicating symbol-variable |
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specifies line character for VREF= and VREF2= lines |