Defect Rate Calculator

Calculate Defect Rate



Formula

The formula to calculate the Defect Rate is:

\[ \text{Defect Rate} = \left( \frac{\text{Total Number of Defects}}{\text{Total Number of Units Tested}} \right) \times 100 \]

Where:

What is Defect Rate?

A defect rate is defined as the total percentage of defects observed in a product per unit of the product tested. There are two different ways to look at the defect rate:

Example Calculation

Let's consider an example:

Using the formula to calculate the Defect Rate:

\[ \text{Defect Rate} = \left( \frac{15}{500} \right) \times 100 = 3\% \]

This means that the defect rate for this scenario is 3%.