ASQ Statistics Division Newsletter: Fall 2003 – Fall 2003

Abstract: The articles in this newsletter are Chair’s Message, Editor’s Corner, Outgoing Chair’s Message, Meet the officers, Treasurer’s Report, 47th Annual Fall Technical Conference, AQC Summary , ASQ Statistics Division 57th AQC Council/Open Business Meeting, Job Openings – Call for Volunteers, MINI-PAPER: Candy Exercise – Simple Data Analysis, Letters, Suggestions for Improvement to ASQ Certification Exam and ASQ Foundation for Quality Engineer/Manager, 2003-2004 Strategic Plan, 2003 Statistics Division Operational Planning Meeting Minutes, and Statistics Division Committee Roster.

Keywords: Strategic plan - Operational planning meeting - Statistical thinking - Hypothesis testing - Signal-to-noise ratio - P-value - Chi-Square test for independence - Control chart - I and MR chart - P chart - ANOVA