Analysis of Variance Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) is a statistical method used to test differences between two or more means. It may seem odd that the technique is…
Conditional Random Field Conditional Random Field (CRF) is undirected graphical models, a special case of which correspond to conditionally-trained finite state machines. A key advantage of CRFs is…
Scale of Measurement Scale of Measurement refers to the relationship among the values that are assigned to the attributes for a variable. It deals with variables that are…
About Kriging Kriging is very classical, geostatistical interpolation technique. It is a method of interpolation for which the interpolated values are modeled by a Gaussian process governed…
Case Based Reasoning Case Based Reasoning can be used for classification and regression. It is also applicable when the cases are complicated, such as in legal cases, where…
Bayesian Network Bayesian networks do not necessarily imply a commitment to Bayesian statistics. Bayesian networks are a useful representation for hierarchical Bayesian models, which form the foundation…
Taguchi Methods Taguchi Methods, pioneered by Dr. Genichi Taguchi, greatly improves engineering productivity. It is the most powerful method available to reduce product cost, improve quality, and…
Tolerance Interval Tolerance Interval use in manufacturers frequently to detect excessive variation by comparing client requirements to tolerance limits that cover an acceptable proportion of the population.This…
Design for Six Sigma Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) is a separate process management methodology related to Six Sigma. While Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma are used for…
Stochastic Control Stochastic Control is a sub-field of control theory, which deals with the existence of uncertainty either in observations or in the noise that drives the…
Statistical Process Control This article actually talks about Statistical Process Control (SPC), which is an industry-standard methodology for measuring and controlling quality during the manufacturing process. Quality data…
Process Capability Process Capability is the repeatability and consistency of a manufacturing process relative to the customer requirements in terms of specification limits of a product parameter.…