The Impact of Statistics in Industry and the Role of Statisticians

The use of statistics in quality management has a long history. Pioneers in this field, such as Walter A. Shewhart and W. Edwards Deming, refer to themselves as industrial statisticians. Statistical thinking in industry means that all work is regarded as a series of interconnected processes, that al...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ronald J.M.M. Does, Albert Trip
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Austrian Statistical Society 2016-04-01
Series:Austrian Journal of Statistics
Online Access:http://www.ajs.or.at/index.php/ajs/article/view/493