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title: "control chart"
description: " A statistical process control tool used to monitor a process and determine whether it is statistically controlled. It graphically depicts the average value and the upper and lower control limits (the highest and lowest values) of a process."
type: term
term_id: 105
language: English
language_code: gb
canonical: "https://glossary.istqb.org/en/term/control-chart"
slug: "control-chart"
url: "https://istqb-glossary.page/control-chart/"
---

# control chart

 A statistical process control tool used to monitor a process and determine whether it is statistically controlled. It graphically depicts the average value and the upper and lower control limits (the highest and lowest values) of a process.

## Synonyms

control chart

## Present in syllabi


- Expert Test Management 2011

## Translations


- [English](https://istqb-glossary.page/shewhart-chart/) — Shewhart chart
- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/kontrolldiagramm/) — Kontrolldiagramm
- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/shewhart-kontrolldiagramm/) — Shewhart-Kontrolldiagramm
- [Italiano](https://istqb-glossary.page/it/carta-di-controllo/) — carta di controllo
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E7%AE%A1%E7%90%86%E5%9B%B3-shewhart-chart/) — シューハート管理図（Shewhart chart）
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/%E7%AE%A1%E7%90%86%E5%9B%B3-control-chart/) — 管理図（control chart）
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/grafico-de-controle/) — gráfico de controle
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/grafico-de-shewhart/) — gráfico de Shewhart
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/karta-kontrolna/) — karta kontrolna
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/karta-shewharta/) — karta Shewharta
- [Português](https://istqb-glossary.page/pt/grafico-de-controlo/) — gráfico de controlo
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/kontrolni-graf/) — kontrolní graf
- [Svenska](https://istqb-glossary.page/se/kontrolldiagram/) — kontrolldiagram
- [Svenska](https://istqb-glossary.page/se/shewhart-diagram/) — Shewhart-diagram
- [Magyar](https://istqb-glossary.page/hu/ellenorzo-diagramm/) — ellenőrző diagramm
- [Magyar](https://istqb-glossary.page/hu/shewhart-diagramm/) — Shewhart diagramm
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/kontrolldiagram/) — kontrolldiagram
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/shewhart-diagram/) — Shewhart diagram

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