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Statistics Body of Knowledge - our library content below focuses on the topics in this listing.
Understanding Data Differences Equals Making Better Decisions
September 2011 Webinar
This basic, introductory webinar uses everyday data from real life to discern which differences matter: how to detect them, how to interpret them, and how to use them for process improvement...
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 2011-09
- Keywords:Control charts, Control limits, Histogram, I and MR chart, Shewhart chart, Special cause, Common cause, Statistical process control, Variability

Industrial Statistics: The Gap between Research and Practice
2007 Youden Address
This article presents a synopsis of the Youden Memorial Address, given by Vijay Nair, at the 2007 Fall Technical Conference...
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 2008-10
- Keywords:Youden Address, Industrial experiments, Statistical process control, Nearly-orthogonal designs, Control limits

A Note on EWMA
Mini paper Taken from Summer 1997 Newsletter
This Mini Paper gives an overview of the Exponentially Weighted Moving Averages (EWMA) and discusses some of its applications...
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 1997-06
- Keywords:Exponentially Weighted Moving Averages (EWMA), Control charts, Control limits, Cumulative sum control chart (CUSUM)

Using On-Line Process Data to Improve Quality
Youden Address Appearing in Winter 1996 Newsletter
This Youden address identifies the urgency for statisticians to take advantage of the abundance of on-line process data and come up with the next generation of improved multivariate control charts...
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 1996-01
- Keywords:Principal components, Projection latent structures (PLS), Control charts, Covariance, Collinearity, Signal-to-noise ratio, Squared prediction error (SPE), Assignable cause, Common cause, Hotelling’s T2 statistic, Control limits, Hypothesis testing

Choosing Subgroup Size on the Basis of Control Chart Sensitivity for X-Bar Charts
Paper Appearing in Fall 1985 Newsletter
This paper explores the relationship of the subgroup size and the sensitivity of X-bar..
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 1985-11
- Keywords:X-bar Chart, Sensitivity analysis, Control limits, Subgroup Size