Story update 12/13/2011: Additional information was added to the first paragraph pointing out the connection between FDA requirements and statistical tools.

(SPAR Point Group Portland, ME) -- SPAR Internati

(Kistler: Novi, MI) -- Kistler, a global supplier of precision sensors, systems, and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque, and acceleration, has introduced the USB-based Type 2825A DynoWare universal data acquisition and analysis software, designed for direct

(Meggitt: San Juan Capistrano, CA) -- Meggitt Sensing Systems, designer and manufacturer of high-performance sensing and monitoring systems for air and land-based machinery in extreme environments, has announced the expansion of its Guaranteed InStock program to include 19 Endevco high-sensitivit

(Projects Profiler: Wilmington, DE) -- Projects Profiler LLC has released ProjectsProfiler, a powerful Windows application that delivers analytical tools to executives who are responsible for multiple dynamically-changing projects that share team members.

(ISO: Geneva) -- ISO has published an updated edition of the ISO 19011 auditing standard that will save money, time, and resources by providing a uniform approach to multiple management system audits.

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting proposals for the next round of funding in its long-running Precision Measurement Grant Program (PMGP).

Humble leaders are more effective and better liked, according to a study forthcoming in the Academy of Management Journal.

I attended a gathering of health care providers recently to participate in a site review and listen to some nice Toyota Production System (TPS) success stories.

I was playing around with the power and sample size graphs in Minitab recently, and I noticed something interesting. Power, for the uninitiated, is usually described as the likelihood that you will find a significant effect or difference when one truly exists.