spc_analysis

Purpose:

Process a specified data file to compute statistical data values for parameters found in the data file.

Enter:

spc_analysis  <filename> [-r]

Where:

filename

Specify the location and name of the file to be processed.

-r

Optional. If specified, the whole filename file will be processed. If not specified, new data appended to the filename file will be processed.

Example:

spc_analysis  /spc/mydata  -r
spc_analysis  mydata

Notes:

The spc_analysis program produces 5 result files, 1 linecount file, and 1 summary file. The 5 result files summarize fuel reading data within the filename specified. The linecount file contains a number representing the number of lines read and processed from the source file. The summary file summarizes outliers from the source data. If the data within the filename specified contains outliers, an email will be sent.

The user can specify if the data files need to be regenerated or if only the new data within the data files should to be output.

The name of the 5 result files created are: mydata.AV – contains Average values of data found in mydata file mydata.ME – contains Median values of data found in mydata file mydata.MD – contains MAD values of data found in mydata file mydata.CI95 – contains Confidience Interval values of data found in mydata file mydata.SD – contains Standard Deviation values of data found in mydata file

The name of the line count file creates is: mydata.LineCount – contains number of lines already processed

The name of the summary file created is: mydata.SUMM – contains outlier level data of outliers

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