Abstract / scope
ISO 7870-1:2007 presents key elements and philosophy of the control chart approach, and identifies a wide variety of control charts (including those related to the Shewhart control chart and those stressing process acceptance or on-line process adjustment).
ISO 7870-1:2007 presents an overview of the basic principles and concepts and illustrates the relationship among various control chart approaches to aid in the selection of the most appropriate standard for given circumstances. It does not specify statistical control methods using control charts.