Nonconforming Fraction as a Function of Quality Index Q and Sample Size (standard deviation method)

This spreadsheet reproduces Table B-5 of ANSI/ASQ Z1.9 and MIL-STD 414

Custom calculation Q 1.7

Enter Q and n n 5
to get p p 0.0065947 0.659473

Sample size
Q 3 4 5 7 10 15 20 25
1.50 0.000 0.000 3.799 5.282 5.875 6.202 6.339 6.414
1.51 0.000 0.000 3.606 5.126 5.731 6.065 6.204 6.281
1.52 0.000 0.000 3.417 4.972 5.590 5.930 6.072 6.150
1.53 0.000 0.000 3.231 4.820 5.450 5.797 5.942 6.021
1.54 0.000 0.000 3.048 4.671 5.313 5.666 5.813 5.894
1.55 0.000 0.000 2.869 4.524 5.179 5.538 5.687 5.769
1.56 0.000 0.000 2.693 4.379 5.046 5.411 5.563 5.646
1.57 0.000 0.000 2.521 4.237 4.915 5.286 5.440 5.525
1.58 0.000 0.000 2.352 4.098 4.787 5.164 5.320 5.406
1.59 0.000 0.000 2.187 3.961 4.661 5.043 5.201 5.289
1.60 0.000 0.000 2.026 3.827 4.537 4.924 5.085 5.173
1.61 0.000 0.000 1.869 3.695 4.415 4.808 4.970 5.060
1.62 0.000 0.000 1.716 3.565 4.295 4.693 4.858 4.948
1.63 0.000 0.000 1.567 3.438 4.178 4.580 4.747 4.838
1.64 0.000 0.000 1.423 3.314 4.062 4.469 4.638 4.730
1.65 0.000 0.000 1.283 3.192 3.948 4.361 4.531 4.624
1.66 0.000 0.000 1.148 3.072 3.837 4.254 4.425 4.519
1.67 0.000 0.000 1.018 2.955 3.728 4.148 4.322 4.417
1.68 0.000 0.000 0.893 2.840 3.620 4.045 4.220 4.316
1.69 0.000 0.000 0.773 2.728 3.515 3.944 4.120 4.217
1.70 0.000 0.000 0.659 2.618 3.412 3.844 4.022 4.120
1.71 0.000 0.000 0.552 2.511 3.311 3.746 3.926 4.024
1.72 0.000 0.000 0.451 2.406 3.211 3.650 3.831 3.930
1.73 0.000 0.000 0.356 2.304 3.114 3.556 3.738 3.838
1.74 0.000 0.000 0.270 2.204 3.019 3.463 3.647 3.747
1.75 0.000 0.000 0.192 2.106 2.925 3.373 3.557 3.658
1.76 0.000 0.000 0.123 2.011 2.834 3.284 3.469 3.571
1.77 0.000 0.000 0.065 1.918 2.744 3.196 3.383 3.485
1.78 0.000 0.000 0.021 1.828 2.657 3.111 3.298 3.401
1.79 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.740 2.571 3.027 3.215 3.318
1.80 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.655 2.487 2.945 3.133 3.237
1.81 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.572 2.405 2.864 3.054 3.157
1.82 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.491 2.324 2.785 2.975 3.079
1.83 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.413 2.246 2.708 2.898 3.003
1.84 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.337 2.169 2.632 2.823 2.928
1.85 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.263 2.094 2.558 2.749 2.854
1.86 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.192 2.021 2.485 2.677 2.782
1.87 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.123 1.950 2.414 2.606 2.711
1.88 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.057 1.880 2.344 2.537 2.642
1.89 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.992 1.812 2.276 2.468 2.574
1.90 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.930 1.746 2.209 2.402 2.507
 1.91 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.870 1.681 2.144 2.337 2.442
1.92 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.813 1.618 2.080 2.273 2.378
1.93 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.758 1.557 2.018 2.210 2.316
1.94 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.705 1.497 1.957 2.149 2.255
1.95 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.654 1.439 1.898 2.089 2.195
1.96 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.605 1.382 1.839 2.031 2.136
1.97 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.558 1.327 1.782 1.973 2.078
1.98 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.514 1.274 1.727 1.917 2.022
1.99 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.472 1.222 1.673 1.863 1.967
2.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.431 1.171 1.620 1.809 1.913
2.01 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.393 1.122 1.568 1.757 1.861
2.02 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.357 1.074 1.518 1.706 1.809
2.03 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.323 1.028 1.469 1.656 1.759
2.04 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.291 0.983 1.421 1.607 1.710
2.05 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.260 0.940 1.374 1.559 1.661
2.06 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.232 0.898 1.328 1.512 1.614
2.07 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.206 0.857 1.284 1.467 1.568
2.08 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.181 0.817 1.240 1.423 1.524
2.09 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.158 0.779 1.198 1.379 1.480
2.10 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.137 0.742 1.157 1.337 1.437
2.11 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.118 0.706 1.117 1.296 1.395
2.12 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.101 0.672 1.078 1.255 1.354
2.13 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.085 0.639 1.040 1.216 1.314
2.14 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.070 0.606 1.003 1.178 1.275
2.15 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.057 0.576 0.968 1.140 1.237
2.16 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.046 0.546 0.933 1.104 1.200
2.17 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.036 0.517 0.899 1.069 1.164
2.18 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.028 0.489 0.866 1.034 1.129
2.19 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.021 0.463 0.834 1.000 1.094
2.20 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.015 0.437 0.803 0.968 1.061
2.21 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.010 0.413 0.772 0.936 1.028
2.22 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.006 0.389 0.743 0.905 0.996
2.23 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.366 0.715 0.874 0.965
2.24 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.345 0.687 0.845 0.935
2.25 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.324 0.660 0.816 0.905
2.26 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.304 0.634 0.789 0.876
2.27 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.285 0.609 0.762 0.848
2.28 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.267 0.585 0.735 0.821
2.29 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.250 0.561 0.710 0.794
2.30 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.233 0.538 0.685 0.769
2.31 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.218 0.516 0.661 0.743
2.32 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.203 0.495 0.637 0.719
2.33 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.189 0.474 0.614 0.695
2.34
For sample size n and quality index Q,
2.35
2.36
2.37 Q √n 1
g(Q,n)=
2.38 + and then the nonconforming fraction is
2.39 2(n-1) 2
n n
−2
1 g −2 2
p=1−I ( g(Q , n ), n ) where I ( g , n)=
n n
∫0 t 2
(1−t ) dt
Β ( 2
−1, −1
2 )
For sample size n and quality index Q,
Q √n 1
g(Q,n)= + and then the nonconforming fraction is
2(n-1) 2
n n
−2
1 g −2 2
p=1−I ( g(Q , n ), n ) where I ( g , n)=
n n
∫0 t 2
(1−t ) dt
Β ( 2
−1, −1
2 )
Γ (q )Γ ( s)
Β (q,s)= ( beta function)
Γ (q+s)
This can be simplified for use on a spreadsheet, using the
familiar F distribution (a transformation of the beta distribution)
1
F(Q,n)= −1 and degrees of freedom = n-2
g(Q,n)
Then the nonconforming fraction is the cumulative F
distribution for F with n-2, n-2 degrees of freedom.
EXAMPLE: Q=1. 59, n=5 as previously calculated.
1 . 59 √5 1
g= + =0. 9444 I(0 . 9444,5 )=0 . 9781 1-0. 9781=0 . 0219
2 (5-1) 2
From the previous page, g (1. 59,5 )=0 . 9444
1 1
Then F= −1= −1=0. 05885
g(Q,n ) 0 . 9444
The nonconforming fraction is the cumulative F
distribution for F=0 . 05885 and degrees of freedom
ν 1 =ν 2=n−2 which is 3 in this case.
tion method)

30 35 50 75 100 150 200

6.463 6.496 6.554 6.597 6.619 6.640 6.650
6.330 6.364 6.423 6.468 6.489 6.510 6.521
6.200 6.235 6.295 6.340 6.362 6.383 6.394
6.072 6.107 6.168 6.214 6.236 6.258 6.269
5.946 5.981 6.043 6.090 6.112 6.134 6.145
5.822 5.858 5.920 5.967 5.990 6.013 6.024
5.699 5.736 5.800 5.847 5.870 5.893 5.905
5.579 5.616 5.681 5.729 5.752 5.775 5.787
5.460 5.498 5.563 5.612 5.636 5.660 5.671
5.344 5.382 5.448 5.498 5.522 5.545 5.557
5.229 5.268 5.335 5.385 5.409 5.433 5.445
5.116 5.155 5.223 5.274 5.298 5.323 5.335
5.005 5.045 5.113 5.164 5.189 5.214 5.226
4.896 4.936 5.005 5.057 5.082 5.107 5.119
4.789 4.829 4.899 4.951 4.976 5.001 5.014
4.683 4.724 4.794 4.847 4.873 4.898 4.910
4.579 4.620 4.692 4.745 4.771 4.796 4.809
4.477 4.519 4.590 4.644 4.670 4.696 4.709
4.377 4.419 4.491 4.545 4.572 4.597 4.610
4.278 4.320 4.393 4.448 4.474 4.501 4.513
4.181 4.224 4.297 4.352 4.379 4.405 4.418
4.086 4.129 4.203 4.258 4.285 4.312 4.325
3.992 4.036 4.110 4.166 4.193 4.220 4.233
3.901 3.944 4.019 4.075 4.103 4.129 4.143
3.810 3.854 3.930 3.986 4.013 4.040 4.054
3.722 3.766 3.842 3.898 3.926 3.953 3.966
3.635 3.679 3.755 3.812 3.840 3.867 3.881
3.549 3.594 3.671 3.728 3.756 3.783 3.797
3.465 3.510 3.587 3.645 3.673 3.700 3.714
3.383 3.428 3.505 3.563 3.591 3.619 3.633
3.302 3.347 3.425 3.483 3.511 3.539 3.553
3.223 3.268 3.346 3.404 3.433 3.461 3.474
3.145 3.190 3.269 3.327 3.356 3.384 3.397
3.069 3.114 3.193 3.252 3.280 3.308 3.322
2.994 3.039 3.118 3.177 3.206 3.234 3.248
2.920 2.966 3.045 3.104 3.133 3.161 3.175
2.848 2.894 2.974 3.033 3.061 3.089 3.103
2.778 2.824 2.903 2.962 2.991 3.019 3.033
2.709 2.755 2.834 2.893 2.922 2.950 2.964
2.641 2.687 2.766 2.826 2.854 2.883 2.897
2.574 2.620 2.700 2.759 2.788 2.816 2.830
 2.509 2.555 2.635 2.694 2.723 2.751 2.765
2.445 2.491 2.571 2.630 2.659 2.688 2.702
2.383 2.429 2.508 2.568 2.597 2.625 2.639
2.321 2.367 2.447 2.506 2.535 2.564 2.578
2.261 2.307 2.387 2.446 2.475 2.504 2.518
2.203 2.249 2.328 2.387 2.416 2.445 2.459
2.145 2.191 2.270 2.330 2.358 2.387 2.401
2.089 2.134 2.214 2.273 2.302 2.330 2.344
2.033 2.079 2.158 2.218 2.246 2.275 2.288
1.979 2.025 2.104 2.163 2.192 2.220 2.234
1.927 1.972 2.051 2.110 2.139 2.167 2.181
1.875 1.920 1.999 2.058 2.086 2.114 2.128
1.824 1.870 1.948 2.007 2.035 2.063 2.077
1.775 1.820 1.898 1.957 1.985 2.013 2.027
1.727 1.772 1.850 1.908 1.936 1.964 1.978
1.679 1.724 1.802 1.860 1.888 1.916 1.929
1.633 1.678 1.755 1.813 1.841 1.869 1.882
1.588 1.632 1.709 1.767 1.795 1.823 1.836
1.544 1.588 1.665 1.722 1.750 1.777 1.791
1.500 1.544 1.621 1.678 1.706 1.733 1.747
1.458 1.502 1.578 1.635 1.663 1.690 1.703
1.417 1.460 1.536 1.593 1.620 1.647 1.661
1.377 1.420 1.495 1.551 1.579 1.606 1.619
1.337 1.380 1.455 1.511 1.538 1.565 1.579
1.299 1.342 1.416 1.472 1.499 1.526 1.539
1.261 1.304 1.378 1.433 1.460 1.487 1.500
1.225 1.267 1.340 1.395 1.422 1.449 1.462
1.189 1.231 1.304 1.359 1.385 1.412 1.425
1.154 1.196 1.268 1.323 1.349 1.375 1.388
1.120 1.161 1.233 1.287 1.314 1.340 1.352
1.087 1.128 1.199 1.253 1.279 1.305 1.318
1.054 1.095 1.166 1.219 1.245 1.271 1.284
1.023 1.063 1.134 1.186 1.212 1.238 1.250
0.992 1.032 1.102 1.154 1.180 1.205 1.218
0.962 1.002 1.071 1.123 1.148 1.173 1.186
0.933 0.972 1.041 1.092 1.117 1.142 1.155
0.904 0.943 1.011 1.062 1.087 1.112 1.124
0.876 0.915 0.982 1.033 1.058 1.082 1.095
0.849 0.887 0.954 1.004 1.029 1.053 1.065
0.823 0.861 0.927 0.977 1.001 1.025 1.037
0.797 0.834 0.900 0.949 0.974 0.998 1.009
0.772 0.809 0.874 0.923 0.947 0.971 0.982
0.748 0.784 0.848 0.897 0.921 0.944 0.956

n
−2
2 2
(1−t ) dt
 n
−2
2 2
(1−t ) dt

on)

1=0 . 0219
In Microsoft Excel, FDIST(F,n1,n2) returns the upper tail for F with n1,n2 degrees of freedom. In
In this case, 1-FDIST(0.05885,3,3) equals 0.0219 as before.

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eF
eedom
n1,n2 degrees of freedom. In this application, this is the conforming fraction so the nonconforming fraction is
nconforming fraction is 1-FDIST(F,n-2,n-2) for any sample size.