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  • Control Chart (Excel, 973 KB) – See how a control chart tracks process change over time, and create your own.

  • Fishbone (Cause & Effect) Diagram (Excel, 39 KB) – Analyze process dispersion with this simple, visual tool. The resulting diagram illustrates the main causes and subcauses leading to an effect (symptom).

  • Histogram (Data Points)* (Excel, 75 KB) – Analyze the frequency distribution of up to 200 data points using this simple, but powerful, histogram generating tool.

  • Histogram (Check Sheet) (Excel, 85 KB) – Analyze the number of defects for each day of the week. Start by tracking the defects on the check sheet. The tool will create a histogram using the data you enter.

  • Pareto Chart (Excel, 18 KB) – Use this quick and very basic tool to capture and analyze problem occurrences.

  • Scatter Diagram (Excel, 117 KB) – This tool shows the relationship between an input, X and the output, Y. If a relationship exists, the input is correlated to the output.

  • Stratification Diagram (Excel, 78 KB) – Analyze data collected from various sources to reveal patterns or relationships often missed by other data analysis techniques. By using unique symbols for each source, you can view data sets independently or in correlation to other data sets.