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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

Candy Exercise – Simple Data Analysis
Taken from Fall 2003 Newsletter
This fun filled candy exercise is intended to demonstrate the use of basic statistical tools and Statistical Thinking...
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 2003-09
- Keywords:Statistical thinking, Hypothesis Testing, Signal-to-noise ratio, P-value, Chi-squared Test, Control charts, I and MR chart, P chart, ANOVA

Using a Graphical Technique for Determining and Displaying Process Capability
Basic Tool Appearing in Summer 1997 Newsletter
This article demonstrates how to assess the capability of your process by calculating multiple capability indices (such as Cpk) over time and then plotting them on an XmR control chart along with a histogram of the individual values...
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 1997-06
- Keywords:Cpk, I and MR chart, X-bar and R chart