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Gage repeatability and reproducibility studies determine how much of your observed process variation is due to measurement system variation. Minitab provides two methods for Gage R&R Crossed: X and R, or ANOVA. The X and R method breaks down the overall variation into three categories: part-to-part, repeatability, and reproducibility. The ANOVA method goes one step further and breaks down reproducibility into its operator, and operator by part, components.
Overall Variation
Part-to-Part Variation Measurement System Variation
Variation due to gage Variation due to operator | | | | Repeatability Reproducibility
Operator Operator by Part |
The ANOVA method is more accurate than the X and R method, in part, because it accounts for the Operator by Part interaction [8, 9].
Part numbers: Enter the column containing the part names or numbers.
Operators: Enter the column containing operator names or numbers (optional).
Measurement data: Enter the column containing the observed measurements.
Method of Analysis
ANOVA: Choose to use the ANOVA method.
Xbar and R: Choose to use the X and R method.