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Give me a lever long enough and I can move the world.
Gathering Numeric Data
Are you gathering data that you can count, like number of people or defects?
Yes
Are you gathering data that you can measure, like money, length, weight,
or time? Yes
Graphing Data
Is your data measured periodically over time (minute, hour, day, project,
event)?
Use a line graph
Are you using data to focus the improvement effort?
Use a Pareto Chart or pie
chart
Are you trying to prove a cause-effect relationship between two variables
(e.g., calories consumed and weight gain?
Use a Scatter Plot
Are you trying to determine the stability of the process?
Use a Control Chart
Are you trying to determine the capability of the process?
Use a Histogram
Are you comparing data year over year or month over month?
Use a Bar Chart
Organizing verbal or written data
Are you trying to simplify a large number of written ideas?
Use a Affinity Diagram
Are you trying to determine the driving issues among the simplified
data?
Use a Relationship Diagram
Are you trying to create links from higher level ideas or activities
to more detailed ones?
Use a Tree Diagram
Are you trying to evaluate the relationship between two sets of tangible
criteria?
Use a Matrix Diagram
Are you trying to evaluate the possible failure or fault points?
Use a PDPC Chart or EMEA/FMEA--Error Modes and Effects Analysis
Are you trying to create a sequence of activities?
Use an Arrow Diagram
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