ASQ Statistics Division
Content Areas (Body of Knowledge)
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- The Role of Statistics in Industry
- Historical Perspective
- Roles and Responsibilities for Statisticians
- Critical Soft Skills for Statisticians
- Ethics for Statisticians
- Statistical Thinking and Statistical Engineering
- Definition and Philosophy
- Applications in System Definition and Improvement
- Process Improvement Strategies
- System Definition Tools
- Data Analysis Tools
- Knowledge-Based Tools
- Quality Management
- Strategic Thinking
- Process Thinking
- Understanding and Reducing Variation
- Data-based Decision Thinking
- Data Management and Knowledge Management
- Objectives, Basic Concepts, and Terminology
- Data Management
- Database Structures
- Knowledge Management
- Fundamentals
- Descriptive Statistics
- Probability
- Estimation
- Statistical Distributions
- Hypothesis Testing
- Statistical Intervals
- Sample Size
- Power
- Measurement Characterization
- Objectives, Basic Concepts, and Terminology
- Understanding the Measurement System
- Measurement System Analysis / Gauge R&R Design
- Measurement System Analysis / Gauge R&R Analysis
- Uncertainty Propagation
- Process Monitoring and Quality Control
- Objectives, Basic Concepts, and Terminology
- Qualitative Tools for System Definition
- Statistical Process Control (SPC) Charts
- Capability Analysis
- Acceptance Sampling
- Off-Line Quality Control
- Experimental Design
- Objectives, Basic Concepts, and Terminology
- Planning Process, Experiment Conduct, and Power
- Types of Designs
- Design Assessment and Construction
- Analysis
- Communication of Results and Follow-On Activity
- Virtual/Computer Experimentation
- Data Analysis and Predictive Modeling
- Objectives, Basic Concepts, and Terminology
- Exploratory Data Analysis
- Observational Data Analysis
- Model/Variable Identification Process & Strategies
- Model Diagnostics
- Model Types, Use, & Interpretation
- Regression Methods: Linear, Polynomial, Multivariable
- ANOVA/ANCOVA and Estimation of Variance Components
- Response Surface Methods
- Longitudinal (Repeated Measures) Data Analysis
- Time Series Data Analysis
- Spatial Data Analysis
- Nonlinear Data Analysis
- Profile/Functional Data Analysis
- Categorical Data Analysis
- Multivariate Data Analysis
- Data Mining
- Censored Data Analysis
- Optimization
- Simulation
- Reliability
- Objectives, Basic Concepts, and Terminology
- Qualitative Tools
- Reliability Modeling, Allocations, and Predictions
- Reliability Test Planning
- Trade Studies
- Survey Sampling and Market Feedback Analysis
- Objectives, Basic Concepts, and Terminology
- Survey Design Principles (Questionnaire Design and Statistical design)
- Survey Implementation
- Analysis of Survey Data
- Other Advanced Topics
- Decision Theory and Analytics
- Bayesian Inference
- Robust Parameter Design / Design for Uncertainty (Design for Variability)
