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Tag Archives: Statistics
Communicating with the Visual Display of Data
Anscombe’s quartet: all four sets are identical when examined statistically, but vary considerably when graphed. Image via Wikipedia. ___________________ Anscombe’s quartet comprises four datasets that have identical simple statistical properties, yet are revealed to be very different when inspected graphically. … Continue reading
Posted in Data, Quality tools, Statistics
Tagged communication, Data, Statistics, visual communication, visual management
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YouTube Uses Multivariate Experiment To Improve Sign-ups 15%
Google does a great job of using statistical and engineering principles to improve. It is amazing how slow we are to adopt new ideas but because we are it provides big advantages to companies like Google that use concepts like … Continue reading
Posted in Customer focus, Data, Design of Experiments, Google, IT, Management, Process improvement, Quality tools, quote, Science, Software Development, Statistics
Tagged curiouscat, Customer focus, Data, Design of Experiments, experiments, Google, Innovation, internet, management, Science, Software Development, Statistics
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Revealed Preference
Revealed Preference: the preference consumers display by their action, in contrast to what they may say they prefer. While surveys may be useful people often say they will do one thing and actually when given the choice to do so, … Continue reading
Posted in Data, Deming, Management, Psychology, Statistics
Tagged Customer focus, Data, Psychology, Statistics
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How to Create a Control Chart for Seasonal or Trending Data
Lynda Finn, President of Statistical Insight, has written an article on how to create a control chart for seasonal or trending data (where there is an underlying structural variation in the data). Essentially you need to account for the structural … Continue reading
Posted in Data, Deming, Management, Process improvement, Quality tools, Science, Statistics
Tagged Data, Deming, Process improvement, Quality tools, SPC, Statistics, variation
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Friday Fun: Correlation
From the excellent xkcd comic. Related: Correlation is Not Causation – Does the Data Deluge Make the Scientific Method Obsolete? – Understanding Data – Theory of Knowledge – What Makes Scientists Different đ – Dangers of Forgetting the Proxy Nature … Continue reading
Posted in Data, Fun, Science, Statistics
Tagged Data, Fun, Statistics
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Statistics for Experimenters in Spanish
Statistics for Experimenters, second edition, by George E. P. Box, J. Stuart Hunter and William G. Hunter (my father) is now available in Spanish. Read a bit more can find a bit more on the Spanish edition, in Spanish. EstadĂÂstica … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Data, Design of Experiments, Statistics
Tagged Bill Hunter, Books, Data, Design of Experiments, engineering, experiments, George Box, Madison, Statistics, Statistics for Experimenters
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ASQ William Hunter Award 2008: Ronald Does
The recipient of the 2008 William G. Hunter Award is Ronald Does. The Statistics Division of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) uses the attributes that characterize Bill Hunter’s (my father – John Hunter) career – consultant, educator for practitioners, … Continue reading
Posted in Design of Experiments, Statistics
Tagged awards, Bill Hunter, engineering, Statistics
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Full and Fractional Factorial Test Design
I am a fan of design of experiments as long time readers know (see posts on design of experiments). Continue reading
Posted in Design of Experiments, Process improvement, Statistics
Tagged Design of Experiments, marketing, Six sigma, Statistics
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Stratification and Systemic Thinking
I am reading a fascinating book by Jessica Snyder Sachs: Good Germs, Bad Germs. From page 108: At New York Hospital, Eichenwald and infectious disease specialist Henry Shinefield conceived and developed a controversial program that entailed deliberately inoculating a newborn’s … Continue reading
Data Can’t Lie
Many people state that data can lie. Obviously data can’t lie. There are three kinds of lies: Lies, damn lies and statistics – Mark Twain Many people don’t understand the difference between being manipulated because they can’t understand what the … Continue reading
Posted in Data, Management, Psychology
Tagged curiouscat, Data, evidence based management, Statistics
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