1. Home
  2. SPC
  3. Quality Management
  4. Lean Six Sigma
  5. Markets
  6. Company
  7. Order Form

Welcome to Quality America's Online Knowledge Center!

  1. Six Sigma
  2. SPC
  3. Quality Management
  4. Quality Tools
  5. DOE
  6. Regression
  7. Statistics
  8. Index

Average

The Average, sometimes called X-Bar, is calculated for a set of n data values as:

images\ebx_-83353061.jpg

An example of its use is as the plotted statistic in an X-Bar Chart. Here, the n is the subgroup size, and x-bar indicates the average of the observations in the subgroup.

 

When dealing with subgrouped data, you can also calculate the overall average of the subgroups. It is the average of the subgroup averages, so is sometimes called X-doublebar.

images\ebx_-898783238.jpg

 

where n is the subgroup size and m is the total number of subgroups included in the analysis.

When the subgroup size is 1, this equation simplifies to:

images\ebx_-670113263.jpg

Statistical Inference Topics Ask the Expert

Unless otherwise attributed, material contained in the Knowledge Center was written by Paul Keller. All material contained herein is copyright QualityAmerica.com All rights reserved. No material may be used in whole or in part without written consent from Quality America.