On Alleviating Tortured Data
Up until a few years ago, I wasn’t a big fan of run charts. Why not just go ahead and construct a process behavior chart and move on? Well, sometimes a run chart is more appropriate for certain data structures.
2014 Deming Institute Annual Fall Conference
Contact Email
staff@deming.org
Contact Name
The W. Edwards Deming Institute
Contact Phone Number
(206) 390-5323
Date
Address
Airtel Plaza Hotel, 7277 Valjean Ave.
City
Van Nuys
State
CA
Zip
91406
Description
Innovation for Success: Creating a Foundation for Leading in Business and Education. The W. Edwards Deming Institute, in collaboration with California State University, Northridge, presents a conference on innovation to encourage you to think differently, challenge the status quo and create your own win-win situations. Through presentations, panel discussions and networking opportunities, this conference explores the obligations our business and education leaders have to build and create sustainable systems that help nurture ongoing innovation.
Conference schedule: https://www.deming.org/sites/default/files/pdf/2014/2014_Conference_Schedule.pdf
Register: https://deming.org/events/register?reference_id=1055.
2014 Fall Pre-Conference: Education and Quality Learning Seminar, Oct. 16–17, 2014, in Los Angeles
Country
USA
Manufacturing Day
Contact Email
info@fmanet.org
Contact Name
Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA)
Contact Phone Number
(815) 399-8700
Date
Address
833 Featherstone Road
City
Rockford
Event Website
http://www.mfgday.com/resources/manufacturing-day-infographic
State
IL
Zip
61107
Description
Oct. 3, 2014, Manufacturing Day is held annually to educate the public about manufacturing and manufacturing careers through open-house tours and events across the country. Attend one of the 1,584 Manufacturing Day events planned in 2014. See where at http://www.mfgday.com/events.
Country
USA
Why Kurtosis Is Like Liposuction
The word “kurtosis” sounds like a painful, festering disease of the gums. But the term actually describes the shape of a data distribution.
Thanks
Shortly after the death of the brilliant comedian and actor Robin Williams, his daughter Zelda quit Twitter and Instagram following online harassment over his death. How sad. We seem to somehow like to see the dark side of the world.
Beyond Team Player
Employees want feedback that is meaningful and relevant to them, but often what they hear sounds like it’s been taken verbatim from one of those phrase books using stock comments like, “Mary is a team player and consistently thinks of others.”
