SPC Procedure
CCHART Statement
CCHART < / options>;
The CCHART statement produces c charts for the numbers of nonconformities (defects) in subgroup samples. Table 2 lists the options that you can specify in a CCHART statement. For detailed descriptions of these options, see the section Dictionary of Options.
Table 2: CCHART Statement Options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| ALLN | Includes all subgroups in the analysis, regardless of sample size |
| EXCHART | Produces results only for charts in which exceptions occur |
| LIMITN= | Specifies the nominal sample size for fixed control limits |
| NO3SIGMACHECK | Enables tests for special causes to be applied when control limits other than |
| NOPRINT | Suppresses ODS output |
| OUTLIMITS= | Creates an output data table that contains control limits |
| OUTTABLE= | Creates an output data table that contains subgroup summary statistics and control limits |
| SIGMAS= | Specifies the width of the control limits in terms of a multiple of the standard error of the subgroup summary statistic |
| SUBGROUPN= | Specifies a variable in the input data table that contains subgroup sample sizes |
| TEST2RUN= | Specifies the length of the pattern for Test 2 |
| TEST3RUN= | Specifies the length of the pattern for Test 3 |
| TESTNSTD | Applies tests for special causes to standardized chart statistics |
| TESTOVERLAP | Performs tests for special causes on overlapping patterns of points |
| TESTS= | Requests tests for special causes for the c chart |
Last updated: June 22, 2026