SAS/QC User's Guide

Using This Book

SAS/QC User's Guide provides complete documentation, including introductory examples, syntax, computational details, and advanced examples for the procedures in SAS/QC software, Version 8. In general, this book can be used for all current releases of SAS/QC software, and it replaces and updates the information provided by SAS/QC Software: Usage and Reference, Version 6, First Edition and SAS/QC Software: Changes and Enhancements for Release 6.12.

Point-and-click interfaces for basic statistical quality improvement methods and design of experiments are also included in SAS/QC software. The SQC Menu System for statistical quality control applications is described in SAS/QC Software: SQC Menu System, Version 6, First Edition. The ADX Interface for the design and analysis of experiments is described at http://www.sas.com/rnd/app/qc/newadx/newadx.html and documented in Getting Started with the ADX Interface for Design of Experiments.

Using This Book

Organization

Typographical Conventions

Conventions for Examples

Accessing the SAS/QC Sample Library in Version 8.

Online Help System and Updates

Overview of SAS/QC Software

ADX Interface for Design of Experiments

SQC Menu System for Statistical Quality Control

Procedures for Design of Experiments

Procedures for Control Chart Analysis

Procedure for Process Capability Analysis

Procedures for Basic Quality Problem Solving

Procedure for Reliability Analysis