Data Specifications: What You Need to Know
Last week we talked about understanding data and to continue with that thread, I want to talk about the specifics of collecting data. There are a few things to consider when you are deciding how to capture your data and before you make a decision consider these questions: What part of your business is making […]
MSA 101
We’ve talked about accuracy, repeatability and reproducibility in your MSA’s but now we need to talk about data integrity. Data Integrity Numbers shouldn’t lie, but when they do it is usually because somewhere along the line the integrity of the data didn’t hold up. Integrity Before you begin your analysis there are two questions you […]
MSA Love Notes
Okay for the last two weeks, I’ve been talking about Measurement System Analysis and before I move on to a new topic I have one final post on why you should be thinking about MSA. Here it goes… Why you use it You use MSA to compare you customer’s expectations to your inspection standards. This […]
Six Sigma Tools: Normal Distribution
As we go over Six Sigma statistics, we have to talk about normal distribution. Before we get to that though we have to talk about why distribution is important to the way you interpret your data. In interpreting your data there is something you should know before you tackle how the information observed, confidence intervals. […]
