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Title: Quality quandaries: Experiencing the practice of statistics with simple experiments

Journal Article · · Quality Engineering

This article illustrates the practice of statistics through simple experiments. In running ex- periments that involve blowing bubbles, collecting rain, and spinning propellers, issues arise that in the practice of statistics require being carefully addressed to correctly apply statisti- cal methods. Addressing these issues involves developing statistical models, simulation, and optimization. Sometimes the solutions require research, i.e., applied research.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1479981
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-17-30144
Journal Information:
Quality Engineering, Vol. 30, Issue 4; ISSN 0898-2112
Publisher:
American Society for Quality ControlCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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