Ian Cox - Visual Six Sigma: Making Data Analysis Lean

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Names: Cox, Ian, 1956

Title: Visual six sigma : making data analysis lean / Ian Cox, Marie A. Gaudard, Mia L. Stephens.

Description: Second edition. | Hoboken : Wiley, 2016. | Series: Wiley and SAS business series | Revised edition of Visual six sigma, 2010. | Includes index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016001878 (print) | LCCN 2016003459 (ebook) | ISBN 9781118905685 (hardback) | ISBN 9781119222262 (epdf) | ISBN 9781119222255 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: Six sigma (Quality control standard) | Decision support systems. | Decision makingStatistical methods. | Organizational effectiveness. | BISAC: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning.

Classification: LCC HD30.213 .C69 2016 (print) | LCC HD30.213 (ebook) | DDC 658.4/013dc23

LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2016001878