Statistical Thinking and Controlled Comparisons

This is an outline I prepared some time ago for a class on designed experiments. I came across it recently and most of the questions are still good questions to ask oneself. Controlled Comparisons Planning Guide 1. Why are you doing this study? 2. What specific questions will this controlled comparison answer? 3. What is [...]

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This post was written by John on December 11, 2006 Comments (0)

Competitive Success

I consulted to a company that adopted a corporate theme of – “Survival Through Continuous Improvement & Success Through Innovation”. We have, in this column, discussed the notion of quality as continuous improvement, but not Deming’s concept of the nature of innovation and why it is vitally necessary to competitive success. Deming has said that [...]

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This post was written by John on December 3, 2006 Comments (0)