title: Control charts 101: a guide to health care applications.
abstract: A control chart can be an effective way to display process data over time. It can differentiate common cause variation from special cause variation through the application of several probability-based interpretation rules. In addition, a control chart can be helpful in evaluating the effectiveness of a change. There are numerous types of control charts, and this tutorial was developed to guide the user through the selection process.
authors.affiliation: MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Amin
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003626:Data Display; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012107:Research Design; D012984:Software; D013997:Time Factors