Transparency

Here’s a handy little function to apply a transparency effect to a solid (r,g,b) colour:

 

File Handling

The JMP scripting language has a number of convenient functions for handling files external to JMP.  Here’s an example:

 

Code Folding

Code folding allows you to collapse a block of code – you can use it  to focus on high-level structure without getting lost in the detail.

To enable code folding enable to option under the Script Editor section of Preferences, found under the File menu.

I use it with my user-defined functions to give me an overview of contents within an include file.  Combined with appropriately placed comments this helps to summarise the contents of a library of functions.  Here is an example:

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Reverse Process Capability

Process capability is a well-established technique for evaluating the degree to which a process is capable of delivering a product within specification. But what if the specifications are unknown or at best tentative?

The calculations of process capability analysis can be reversed so that for a given set of target capability values the associated specification limits can be generated. The calculation is straight-forward for a normal distribution but needs a bit more thought when it comes to asymmetric distributions.

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The Lognormal Distribution

The lognormal distribution is a commonly used distribution for modelling asymmetric data.  It’s just the log of a Normal distribution right?  Well no, it’s actually the other way around.  You take the log of a lognormal distribution to arrive at a normal distribution.  Is it just me, but I always have a bit of a mental block about this, it always feels a bit back to front.

In this post I will explore the relationship between a lognormal distribution and a normal distribution.

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Calculating dppm

In my last post I introduced the idea of using the JSL script editor as a simple command line calculator; and prior to that I discussed how process capability indices (Cp,Cpk) are a convenient shorthand notation but suffer from lack of transparency.  Today I will bring these two themes together by showing how I can use the JSL script editor to calculate defective parts per million (dppm) for a given set of capability indices Cp and Cpk.

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Insights in the use of JMP and the scripting language JSL