Table of Contents

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Define Phase
Understanding Six Sigma…………………………..………………………………..….…….… 1
Six Sigma Fundamentals……………..…..………………………..………………..……..…. 22
Selecting Projects………………………….……………………………………..……..……… 42
Elements of Waste……………………..…………………………...……………………………64
Wrap Up and Action Items……………...………………………………………………….……77

Measure Phase
Welcome to Measure……………………………………………………………….……..….....83
Process Discovery………………………..………………………………………………………86
Six Sigma Statistics…………………..………………….………………………………….….135
Measurement System Analysis…………….………………………………………………....169
Process Capability ………………………...………………………………………… ……….204
Wrap Up and Action Items …………………………………………………………………….231

Analyze Phase
Welcome to Analyze……………………………………………………………………… .…..237
“X” Sifting…………………………………………………..……………………….……….….240
Inferential Statistics………………………………….………………………..………….…….267
Introduction to Hypothesis Testing……………………………..……….…………………….283
Hypothesis Testing Normal Data Part 1……………………….……………..………………298
Hypothesis Testing Normal Data Part 2 ………………….…………………………….……341
Hypothesis Testing Non-Normal Data Part 1………………………………………….……372
Hypothesis Testing Non-Normal Data Part 2……………………………………………….401
Wrap Up and Action Items ………………………………………..…………………....……..420

Improve Phase
Welcome to Improve……………………………….………………….…………………...…..426
Process Modeling Regression…………………………………………………..…………….429
Advanced Process Modeling………………….……………………………………………….448
Designing Experiments…………………………….…………………………..………………475
Experimental Methods…………………………….……………………………………………490
Full Factorial Experiments………………………..…………………………..……………..…505
Fractional Factorial Experiments………………...…………………….……………….……..539
Wrap Up and Action Items………………………………………………………..………….…563

Control Phase
Welcome to Control………………………………..……………………………………………569
Advanced Experiments…………………………………………………………………….…..572
Advanced Capability………………………………..…………………………………………..582
Lean Controls……………………………………………………………………………………596
Defect Controls……………………………………………………………………….…………611
Statistical Process Control……………………….…………………………………………….623
Six Sigma Control Plans………………………...………………………………..……………663
Supplemental Material ……………………...…………………………..……………….…683

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