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Correlation being used to imply causation
2007-02-12 13:43:00
Liberal economics is making us depressed claims clinical psychologist Oliver James in his book Affluenza. James's main thesis is that it is the system's inequalities that drive us mad. For evidence,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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In the Doomsday scenario, the UK pulls through
2007-02-08 16:05:00
Billions of people could be wiped out over the next century as a result of global warming - but those lucky enough to be on the British Isles have a pretty good chance of survival. So says the Gaia... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Saving America from too much choice
2007-01-31 18:11:00
Economic libertarians are wedded to choice believing that people should be given free rein to make bad choices as well as good - by smoking, for example, or failing to take out a pension plan. Once... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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One sample z-test using Minitab
2007-01-27 16:56:00
Following on from my last post and using an example from The Practice of Business Statistics Mini tab Manual I'll illustate the basics of the one sample z-test using Minitab. A manufacturer of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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One sample t-test
2007-01-14 09:54:00
Download free hypothesis testing, one sample t-test and other six sigma material over at my website. As previously promised here is the first of a series of posts relating to the application of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Plans for 2007!
2007-01-13 09:37:00
During 2007, although I plan to continue to regularly add smaller articles to this blog, I've decided to change the focus of the blog itself to more of a series of educational posts based around the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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smile - you're already on camera! [del.icio.us]
2006-12-24 10:00:00
The UK is the most spied-upon society in Europe, with more CCTV cameras than the rest of the EU combined: this post outlies a strategy to fight back!
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Involve managers in six sigma-but not too much
2006-12-24 08:33:00
It's clear that managers need to be involved to ensure the success of six sigma. Indeed it's often cited as a critical success factor. Like this great clip of Alec Baldwin, I've seen some managers... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Free Six Sigma Resources
2006-12-24 07:28:00
24 December 2006 update: I've now closed this site and removed the files it contains. Click here to see my latest attempt to create a website. _________________________ The post is a blatent attempt... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Free Six Sigma resources: website update
2006-12-24 07:27:00
24 December 2006 update: I've now closed this site and removed the files it contains. Click here to see my latest attempt to create a website. _________________________ I?ve added two great files to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Website Update: Free Six Sigma Files
2006-12-24 07:26:00
24 December 2006 update: I've now closed this site and removed the files it contains. Click here to see my latest attempt to create a website. _________________________ I?ve updated my website with... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Are fatties lepers who cause global warming? [del.icio.us]
2006-12-21 18:25:00
Studies estimate that if you are a fatty then you contribute trillions of tons of carbon emissions ....
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The Fallacy of Zero Defects
2006-12-20 14:05:00
I recently had the zero defects phrase thrown at me, "we strive for zero defects in company X", said the person (who appeared to have a serious crackberry habit). Hmm, I thought do you really know... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Bush should save the USA from choice [del.icio.us]
2006-12-17 09:02:00
Economic libertarians are wrong! Too much choice coupled with being American makes you fat.
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Weak leaders mean healthy economies [del.icio.us]
2006-12-17 09:00:00
When Labour became a weak government, from the economy's point of view, that was great news. All the largest economies now have weak leaders.
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the globalisation of the english language [del.icio.us]
2006-12-17 08:57:00
English language slowly creeps over the world consuming all in front of it like "the blob" did in the 1950s
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the true meaning of indie music [del.icio.us]
2006-12-16 09:24:00
I've never been a fan of categorizing music. I find the definitions of musical genres to be vague and subjective at best, and utterly confusing at worst. Basic adjectives like pop, rock, rap, country, and classical are okay, but in my opinion, terms like
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Integration of A3 into the DMAIC framework
2006-12-13 18:23:00
Although it?s easy to focus on other things at this time of year, it appears that even Santa uses Six Sigma to help him meet his toy related delivery objectives, despite what the naysayers may have... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Statistical Software is not Six Sigma
2006-12-05 18:10:00
Six Sigma is about numbers. Six Sigma produces a flood of data about your process that are critical to your success. If you don't measure it and understand what you are measuring, you can't manage... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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