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Why use a Pareto chart?

To help prioritize your efforts to reduce/eliminate defects.  The Pareto principle indicates that approximately 80% of process defects are caused by 20% of the problems.  Separate the vital few from the useful many.

Used in DMAIC Phase(s). . . .

• Measure
• Analyze

Type of Measure

• Input
• Process
• Output

Type of Data

• Discrete

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