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[SIX SIGMA GLOSSARY INDEX OF TOPICS]

Six Sigma Glossary: Alphabetical Index
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
Acceptable Quality Level
Accuracy
Activity Network Diagrams
Affinity Diagrams
Alias
Alpha Risk
Alpha Value
Alternative Hypothesis
Analysis of Variance
Analytical Statistics
ANOVA
AQL
ARL
Assignable Cause Variation
Attribute Data
Augmented Lattice Designs
Average
Average Run Length

B
Balanced Design
Balanced Scorecard
Bayes Theorem
Benchmarking
Beta Risk
Bias
Big Y
Bimodal Distribution
Binary Data
Binomial Distribution
Bivariate Probability Distribution
Black Belt
Blocking
Box and Whisker Plots
Box Plot
Box-Behnken Design

C
c chart
Calibration
Calibration Standard
Capability Ratio
Categorical Data
Cause and Effect Diagram
CCD
cdf
CE Diagram
Central Composite Design
Central Limit Theorem
Central Tendency
Champion
Change Agent
Check Sheet
Chi Square Test
Chi-Square Distribution
Coded Factors
Coefficient of Correlation
Cohen's Kappa
Common Cause Variation
Comparing Proportions
Complementary Probability
Confidence Interval
Confounding
Consensus Criteria Method
Consumerís Risk
Contingency Table
Continuous Data
Continuous Distribution
Control Charts
Control Chart for Given Values
Convenience Sampling
COPQ
Correlation
Coefficient of Correlation
Cost of Poor Quality
Cp
Cpk
Cpm
CPM
CTQ
Critical to Quality
Cumulative Distribution Function (cdf)
CuSum Chart
CuSum V Mask

D
Decision Tree
Defects per Million Opportunities
Defects per Unit
Defining Relationship
Demerits per Unit Charts
Degrees of Freedom
Deming 14 points
Dependent Variables
Descriptive Statistics
Design for Six Sigma
Design Generator
Design of Experiments
Design Resolution
DFSS
Discrete Data
Discrete Distribution
Dispersion
DMAIC
Double Sided Test
DPMO
DPU

E
Enumerative Statistics
EVOP
Exponentially Weighted Moving Average Control Charts
EWMA Control Charts
Experimental Design
Exponential Distribution
Extreme Vertex Designs

F
Factorial Designs
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
F Distribution
F Test
First Pass Yield
Fishbone Diagram
Fixed Effects Model
Flow Charts
FMEA
Foldover Design
Force Field Analysis
FPY
Fractional Factorial Design
Frequency Distribution
Friedman's Test
Full Factorial Designs

G
Gage R & R
Gantt Chart
Gaussian Distribution
General Cause Variation
Given Value Charts
Green Belt

H
H0
H1
Hill Climbing
Histograms
House of Quality
Hypergeometric Distribution
Hypothesis Test for Means
Hypothesis Test for Proportions
Hypothesis Test for Variances
Hypothesis Testing

I
IMR Control Charts
In-Control
Independent Variables
Individual & Moving Range Chart
Inferential Statistics
Inner Array
Interaction
Interest Based Bargaining
Internal Customer
Interrelationship Diagram
Intersection
Interval Scale
Ishikawa Diagram
ISO9000:2000

J

K
Kruskal Wallace Test
Kurtosis

L
Latin Square Design
Lattice Design
Lean Six Sigma
Least Square
Leveneís Test
Limiting Quality Level
Linear Graphs
Linear Regression
Linearity
Little y
Logistics Regression
Lognormal Distribution
Long-term Capability
Loss Function
LQL
L Simplex Designs
LTPD

M
Main Effect
Mann-Whitney Test
Matrix Diagrams
Mean
Mean Square Deviation
Mean Square Error
Measurement Error
Measurement Systems Analysis
Measurement Systems Capability
Measurement Systems Variation
Median
Median control chart
Median Test
Mixture Designs
Mode
Moodís Median Test
Moving Average
Moving Average Control Chart
MSA
Multiple Linear Regression
Multiplication Rule (Probability)
Multi-Vari Charts
Multivoting
Mutually Exclusive

N
Natural Process Limits
NDC
Nominal Group Technique
Nominal Scale
Nonparametric Test
Normal Distribution
Normal Probability Plot
np chart
NPV
Null Hypothesis
Number of Distinct Categories

O
Operating Characteristic Curve
OC Curve
One Way ANOVA
One Sample t-test
One Sided test
Ordinal Scale
Orthogonal Design
Outer Array

P
paired t-test
p chart
Parameter
Parametric Hypothesis Test
Pareto Chart
Pareto Principle
pdf
PDCA
PDSA
Pearson's Correlation Coefficient (R)
PERT
Plackett-Burman Design
Plan Do Check Act
Plan Do Study Act
Poisson Distribution
Population
Power of a Test
Pp
Ppk
Precision
Precision/Tolerance Ratio
Precision/Total Variation
PRE-Control
Prediction Interval
Prioritization Matrices
Probability
Probability Distribution Function (pdf)
Process
Process Capability
Process Decision Program Charts
Process Map
Process Performance Index
Producerís Risk
Project Charter
Proportions against a specified value
P/T Ratio
P/TV Ratio
p-value

Q
QFD
Quality Function Deployment
QS9000

R
R
Random Effects Model
Random Sampling
Randomization
Range
Range Method
Ratio Measurement Scale
Rational Subgroups
Regression Analysis
Repeatability
Replication
Reproducibility
Residual Analysis
Resolution of a Design
Resolution of a Measurement System
Response Surface Methods
Response Variable
Risk Priority Number
RMSE
Robustness Concept
ROI
Rolled Throughput Yield
Rotatable
RPN
RTY
Run Charts

S
Sample
Sample Homogeneity
Sample Size for a Population Proportion
Sample Size with Confidence Interval
Sample Size with Hypothesis Tests
Sampling Plans
Scatter Plot
Screening Design
Shewhart Control Charts
Short-Term Capability
Sigma
Sigma Level
Sign Scores Test
Signal to Noise Ratio
Significance Level
Simplex Centroid Design
Single Factor Experiment
Single Sided Test
SIPOC
Six Sigma
SPC
Special Cause
Specification Limits
Stability
Standard Deviation
Standard Error
Statistic
Statistical Process Control
Statistical vs Practical Significance
Steepest Ascent/Descent
Stem & Leaf Plots
Storyboard
Stratified Sampling
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats
Student t Distribution
SWOT Analysis
Systems

T
Tabular Cusum Chart
Taguchi Arrays
Taguchi Design
Taguchi Loss Function
Tolerance Limits
Transformations
Treatment
TS16949
t distribution
t-test
Two sample t-test
Two sample z-test
Two Sided Test
Two Way Analysis of Variance
Two Way ANOVA
Type I Error
Type II Error

U
u chart
U Chart
Unimodal Distributions
Union

V
Variance
Venn Diagram

W
Weibull Distribution
Weibull Probability Plot
Weighted Moving Average
Western Electric Rules
Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test
Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test

X
x-bar & R Control Chart
x-bar and s Control Chart
XMR Chart

Y
Yield

Z
z test