Process measurements dataset
A time-ordered manufacturing log with deliberate drift and defect counts — the dataset behind the control-chart, normality, and Pareto lessons.
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At a glance
- Rows
- 2,000 measurements
- Columns
- 13 (6 numeric, 6 categorical, 1 timestamp)
- Format
- CSV (UTF-8, comma-delimited, header row)
- Size
- ~155 KB
- License
- CC0 1.0 — public domain, synthetic data
- Best for
- Control charts (SPC) · normality · Pareto
Columns
| Column | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Timestamp | DateTime | Measurement time, YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM, in time order. |
Lot | Categorical | Production lot id (e.g. L0001). |
Wafer | Integer | Wafer number within the lot. |
Tool | Categorical | Processing tool (Tool-A/Tool-B…). |
Recipe | Categorical | Process recipe (Fine/Coarse…). |
Shift | Categorical | Day/Swing/Night. |
Thickness_nm | Numeric | Film thickness in nanometers (the key measured variable, drifts over time). |
Conductivity | Numeric | Measured conductivity. |
Resistivity | Numeric | Measured resistivity. |
UnitsInspected | Integer | Units inspected in the sample. |
Fails | Integer | Number failing inspection. |
ParticleCount | Integer | Particle defects counted. |
Disposition | Categorical | Pass/Rework/Scrap. |
Things to try
- Catch the drift. Plot
Thickness_nmon an I-MR or X-bar control chart, with automatic Nelson-rule flags. → Shewhart control charts lesson - Chart the fail rate. Put
FailsoverUnitsInspectedon a p-chart. → Attribute control charts lesson - Check for normality. See whether
Thickness_nmis normal with a Q-Q plot. → Q-Q plots lesson · Normal distribution - Rank the defect causes. A Pareto chart sorts the biggest contributors first. → Dot-strip & Pareto lesson · relate spread to standard deviation
How to open it. Download the CSV, then drag it onto Stratum (or use File ▸ Import). Columns are typed automatically — numbers, the date, and the categories all detected — so you're charting within seconds. Get Stratum →
See also
- More data
- Retail Sales · Housing Market
- Learn
- Control charts lesson · Statistics glossary