Statistical Methods for Quality Improvement

by Thomas P. Ryan

This up-to-date survey of statistical quality control reviews basic probability and statistics, basic control chart principles (including cumulative sum procedures and multivariate charts), and provides insight into statistically designed experiments and related topics. Reviews the use of statistics in quality control in the U.S. and Japan, with a critical examination of Taguchi methods. Approach is conceptual rather than mathematical, making this book accessible to a wide audience.

Genres: Textbooks

464 pages, Hardcover

First published February 2, 1989