Counting Queries: Extracting Key Business Metrics From Datasets
How many people drink pumpkin spice lattes in October, and how would you calculate this without learning specifically who is drinking them, and who is not?
Quality Management Can’t Be Optional Anymore
Here’s an unfortunate truth: The story of the Covid-19 pandemic is one of epic quality failures in almost every area imaginable.
Growing a More Resilient Global Food System
This story was originally published by Knowable Magazine.
Three Ways Employers Could Help Fight Vaccine Skepticism
Ending the pandemic depends on achieving herd immunity, estimated at 70 percent or
Food Processing: Selecting a Conveyor to Minimize Dust Explosion Risk
On conveyor systems in the food processing industry, some powdered and bulk solid materials such as grains, sugar, and creamer are ignition-sensitive in specific concentrations, particularly when exposed to static electricity discharge.
Quality Professionals Need Better Tools to Handle Their Expanded Duties
Quality professionals no longer focus solely on product or service quality.
Threat Models for Differential Privacy
It’s not so simple to deploy a practical system that satisfies differential privacy.
Cost of Quality: What Is It, and Why Is It Important?
The concept of cost of quality (COQ) has been around for decades, but applying it to business is difficult. The adage “quality is free” (coined by Philip B.
Biased AI Can Be Bad for Your Health
Artificial intelligence holds great promise for improving human health by helping doctors make accurate diagnoses and treatment decisions. It can also lead to discrimination that can harm minorities, women, and economically disadvantaged people.
Detecting Abnormal Cyber Behavior Before a Cyberattack
The promise of advanced manufacturing technologies—also known as smart factories or Industry 4.0—is that by networking our machines, computers, sensors, and systems, we will (among other things) enable automation, improve safety, and ultimately become more productive