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This is page iPrinter: Opaque thisSTATISTICALMETHODS FORQUALITYASSURANCE: Basics , Measurement, Control, Capability, andImprovementStephen B. Vardeman and J. Marcus JobeSeptember 27, 2007iiThis is page iiiPrinter: Opaque thisContentsPrefacev1 The Nature of QUALITY and the Role of Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . Modern QUALITY Philosophy and Business Practice Improvement Strate-gies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modern QUALITY Philosophy and a Six-Step Process-OrientedQuality ASSURANCE Cycle.

in Section 1.4, and simple statistical graphics are considered in Section 1.5. 1.1 The Nature of Quality and the Role of Statistics This book’s title raises at least two basic questions: "What is ‘quality’?" and "What do ‘statistical methods’ have to do …

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