TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stamatis,D.H.
TI  - Essential statistical concepts for the quality professional
SN  - 9781439894576
AV  - TS156 .S7345 2012
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Boca Raton, Fla.
PB  - CRC Press
KW  - Quality control
KW  - Statistical methods
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 469-470) and index; 1. What is statistics? -- 2. Data -- 3. Summarizing data -- 4. Tests and confidence intervals for means -- 5. Tests and confidence intervals for standard deviations -- 6. Tests of distributions and means -- 7. Understanding and planning the experiment and analysis of variance -- 8. Fitting functions -- 9. Typical sampling techniques -- 10. Understanding computer programs for design and estimating design power; Also available as an electronic resource
N2  - "Many books and articles have been written on how to identify the "root cause" of a problem. However, the essence of any root cause analysis in our modern quality thinking is to go beyond the actual problem. This book offers a new non-technical statistical approach to quality for effective improvement and productivity by focusing on very specific and fundamental methodologies as well as tools for the future. It examines the fundamentals of statistical understanding, and by doing that the book shows why statistical use is important in the decision making process"--
ER  -