Effective resolution

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The size of the data category when the total measurement system variation. This is determined by the length of the confidence interval based on the measurement system variation. The number of distinct categories (ndc) can be determined by dividing the size into the expected process distribution spread. For the effective resolution, a standard estimate of the ndc (at the 97% confidence level) is 1.41[PV/GRR]. (See Wheeler, 1989, for an another interpretation.)

Distinct Data Categories
The number of data classifications or categories that can be consistently distinguished determined by the effective resolution of the measurement system and part variation from the observed process for a given application.

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I am the reliability expert at FMS Reliability, a reliability engineering and management consulting firm I founded in 2004. I left Hewlett Packard (HP)’s Reliability Team, where I helped create a culture of reliability across the corporation, to assist other organizations.

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