BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Children with Down syndrome (DS) have lower birth weights and grow more slowly than children without DS. Advances in and increased access to medical care have improved the health and well-being of individuals with DS; however, it is unknown whether their growth has also improved. Our objective was to develop new growth charts for children with DS and compare them to ol...

This paper addresses the design of control charts for both variable ( x chart) andattribute (u and c charts) quality characteristics, when there is uncertainty about the processparameters or sample data. Derived control charts are more flexible than the strict crisp case, dueto the ability of encompassing the effects of vagueness in form of the degree of expert’spresumption. We extend the use o...

The idea of variable sampling interval and warning limits (VSIWL) is proposed for X charts. Expressions for the performance measures for the charts with VSIWL are developed. The methods presented are general and can be applied to other Shewhart control charts. The performances of VSIWL X charts are compared numerically with that of VSI X charts with and without runs rules for switching between ...

A methodology is proposed for taking queries and requests expressed in natural language as input and answering them in charts through organizing that interaction into felicitous dialogue. Charts and graphics, as well as languages, are important modes of communication. This is especially true of those which are used frequently when people analyze huge amount of data interactively, in order to fi...

Control charts such as X and R charts are widely used in industry to monitor quality. These charts are effective in detecting large departures from the in-control condition. Other process monitoring methods, such as Cumulative Sum (CUSUM) charts are sequential in nature as they accumulate information from previous observations. CUSUM charts are good at detecting more moderate presistent process...