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X̄-R Chart — API Assay Concentration

Sixteen release batches assayed in triplicate by HPLC, showing a stable process centred 0.33% above label claim with Cp 1.63 and Cpk 1.52 against the 95–105% compendial specification.

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Assay — API concentration, % label claimX̄-R chart · n = 3 · 16 points · % LC · all 8 Nelson rulesX̄ chart — subgroup means (n = 3)95.097.5100.0102.5105.0USL 105.000UCL 102.101CL 100.331Target 100.000LCL 98.562LSL 95.000R chart — subgroup range024UCL 4.451CL 1.729LCL 0.00012345678910111213141516In control — 16 points, no Nelson-rule violations.Cp 1.63 · Cpk 1.52 · within-subgroup sigma 1.021 % LC · 2.5 PPM expected out of specPp 1.75 · Ppk 1.63 · overall sigma 0.952 % LC · 0.485 PPM observed-spread estimateCapable — Cpk is 1.33 or better.Specification limits apply to individual readings, not to subgroup means — the dashed spec lines are drawn for orientation only.

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title "Assay — API concentration, % label claim"
chart xbar-r
unit "% LC"
spec lsl: 95 usl: 105 target: 100
# Three independent HPLC injections per release batch.
subgroup 101.56 100.34 98.34
subgroup 101.37 100.35 101.11
subgroup 99.21 101.11 100.05
subgroup 99.52 100.03 101.07
subgroup 100.98 99.56 100.07
subgroup 98.78 100.83 100.48
subgroup 100.34 100.14 100.00
subgroup 101.42 101.58 98.54
subgroup 101.60 101.79 99.55
subgroup 100.21 100.19 101.56
subgroup 100.50 101.83 99.97
subgroup 98.45 98.53 100.01
subgroup 100.47 99.69 99.20
subgroup 101.94 100.18 99.61
subgroup 100.39 101.49 100.13
subgroup 100.15 100.40 101.29