Glossary Terms Archive

Critical to Quality Tree

Critical to Quality Tree Critical to Quality (CTQ), Trees can help to understand the quality of your customers’ eyes so you can deliver the products they want and need. Quality is essential, whether you are developing a new product, or service, or refining an...

Business Process Management (BPM)

Business Process Management (BPM) is a systematic approach to improving organizational workflows and operations. This comprehensive methodology helps companies optimize their business processes through analysis, design, implementation, and continuous monitoring. The...

Box and Whiskers Plot

Box and Whiskers Plot A box and whiskers plot allow you to display a five-number summary in an image. The “box” is the main portion of the chart. It shows the interquartile range, which is the middle portion of data. The first quartile (the 25% mark), and...

Bivariate Analysis: Definition, Tools, and Six Sigma Analyze Phase Applications

Bivariate analysis is the statistical examination of two variables simultaneously to determine whether a relationship exists between them, what direction that relationship takes, and how strong it is. In Six Sigma, bivariate analysis is a core Analyze phase tool. When...

Binomial Experiment: Four Conditions, Examples, and Six Sigma Applications

A binomial experiment is a statistical experiment that consists of a fixed number of repeated trials where each trial produces exactly one of two possible outcomes and every trial is independent of all others. In Six Sigma, recognizing that a process produces binomial...