Measure

Z scores and process sigma help us know what chance a process has of meeting its target. This article discusses...

Basic Six Sigma Probability terms like independence, mutually exclusive, compound events, and more are necessary for statistical analysis. The probability...

Data collection is a science, not an art form. Be sure to use rigor and thought before seeking the data...

The Measure is the second phase of DMAIC. The main activity in the Measure phase is to define the baseline....

Frequency plots are helpful for monitoring the spread of continuous data. A frequency plot is a graph showing a variable’s...

Basic Six Sigma statistics is the foundation for Six Sigma projects. It allows us to describe the data that makeup...

Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA) is a tool for analyzing the variation present in each type of inspection, measurement, and test...

Many of the analysis required in the Green Belt and Black Belt Body of knowledge assumes a normal distribution. There’s...

Process Capability How do you know if your process is capable? Process Capability Pp measures the process spread vs. the...

Cp and Cpk are considered short-term potential capability measures for a process. In Six Sigma, we want to describe the...