What is "np-chart"

{m} | meanlimits = $n \bar p \pm 3\sqrt{n \bar p(1- \bar p)}$ | meanstatistic = $n \bar p_i = \sum_{j=1}^n \begin{cases} 1 & \mbox{if }x_{ij}\mbox{ defective} \\ 0 & \mbox{otherwise} \end{cases}$ }}

In statistical quality control, the np-chart is a type of control chart used to monitor the number of nonconforming units in a sample. It is an adaptation of the p-chart and used in situations where personnel find it easier to interpret process performance in terms of concrete numbers of units rather than the somewhat more abstract proportion.

The np-chart differs from the p-chart in only the three following aspects:

1. The control limits are $n\bar p \pm 3\sqrt{n\bar p(1-\bar p)}$, where n is the sample size and $\bar p$ is the estimate of the long-term process mean established during control-chart setup.
2. The number nonconforming (np), rather than the fraction nonconforming (p), is plotted against the control limits.
3. The sample size, n, is constant.