Statistics, Quality Control - General & Miscellaneous, Production & Operations Management, Mathematical Programming & Operations Research, Industrial Quality Control
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Overview
Some features of the new edition include:
- An expanded discussion of linear regression.
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- Presents readers with the application of the linear regression mode on statistical calculators.
- Expanded discussion of Walter Shewhart's contribution to control charts.
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- Provides readers with a better understanding of the concepts.
- Lab exercises for each chapter.
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- Offers hands-on opportunity to practice and apply learned concepts.
- Informational boxes.
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- Highlights definitions and formulas without interrupting the flow of the text, making the text easier to use and to study from.
- Increased number of exercises, with answers to odd-numbered questions at the end of the book.
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- Gives readers an increased opportunity to solve problems and check results, and to thereby master the course material.
Editorials
Booknews
A text for use in two- and four-year colleges and in industry, for students with a prior course in elementary algebra. Only the necessary mathematics is presented, with math material reviewed at the introduction of each new topic. Topics include quality concepts, the normal probability distribution, variables and attributes control charts, problem solving, and acceptance sampling. Includes worked examples, worksheets and control charts for students to fill out, and completed worksheets and charts for checking results, plus appendices on basic math concepts, charts and tables, and a glossary. This third edition contains more exercises and expanded material on quality and applications in the service sector. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Booknews
This "mathematics friendly" introductory text reviews the necessary mathematics for each chapter, assuming familiarity with elementary algebra, and gives students in two-and four-year colleges a foundation in control charts, quality concepts, management philosophy, and problem-solving techniques associated with statistical process control. The second edition includes new material on the Malcolm Baldridge Award, the ISO 9000 series, and management applications of statistical process control. Includes exercises, and a math appendix. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
August 17, 1994
Publisher
Macmillan USA
Pages
573
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780024125521