Joseph M. Juran’s Principles 1. Build awareness of the need for quality and an opportunity for improvement 2. Set goals for improvement 3. Organize to achieve goals 4. Provide training 5. Carry out projects to solve problems 6. Report progress 7. Give recognition 8. Communicate results 9. Keep score 10. Maintain momentum Dr W. Edwards Deming’s Principles 1. Create constancy for the purpose of improvement of product and service. Allocate resources to provide for long-term needs with
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As such hypothesis needs to reflect the average bottle in production‚ it should be as follows: If a sample of x bottles taken at random throughout all production shifts during a day does not equal 16 ounces of fluid in them‚ then the claim that content per bottle is less than the advertised 16 ounces is
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The advantage of selecting a sample is that it is less costly and time saving than collecting information from a large group of respondents. The selected sample should therefore‚ have similar characteristics to the population under study to allow generalizability of the results to represent the population (Burns & Grove 2001:365; Polit & Beck 2006:259)
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Descriptive Statistics 1.1 Descriptive vs. Inferential There are two main branches of statistics: descriptive and inferential. Descriptive statistics is used to say something about a set of information that has been collected only. Inferential statistics is used to make predictions or comparisons about a larger group (a population) using information gathered about a small part of that population. Thus‚ inferential statistics involves generalizing beyond the data‚ something that descriptive
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KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIs) SAMPLES The following sample KPIs are indicative only as a starting point or guideline to assist you to develop your own KPIs. Samples 1 and 2 are for individuals - 3‚ 4 and 5 are for systems and departments. SAMPLE 1 Name/Team: Jean Torrins – Finance Manager Nature of KPI: Recovery of outstanding debtors Definition: The improved collection time of monies owed by debtors Performance Targets: Collect 75% within 45 days and 100% within 60
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the School-Based Assessment of ONE sample of FIVE candidates who are selected from a ranked list as described at B below. It is recommended that ALL subject teachers preparing candidates for the examination collaborate in (i) setting the assignments‚ criteria and mark schemes (ii) standardizing the marking of the assignments. B. INSTRUCTIONS FOR SELECTING THE SAMPLE (i) After the candidates’ SBA scores have been entered electronically‚ the sample for the Centre will be automatically
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selecting a suitable sample‚ or a representative part of a population for the purpose of determining parameters or characteristics of the whole population. REASONS FOR SAMPLING There are six main reasons for sampling instead of doing a census. These are; * Economy * Timeliness * The large size of many populations * Inaccessibility of some of the population * Destructiveness of the observation * Accuracy or Reliability Economy The economic advantage of using a sample in research
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RECRUITMENT OF 1434 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER IN PUBLIC SECTOR GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANIES NAME OF THE COMPANY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED TOTAL NO. OF POSTS 423 494 223 294 1434 National Insurance Company invites application on behalf of four Public Sector General Insurance Companies with a combined human resource base of 65651 having 6116 offices/business centres in every nook
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employment goals? Answer: These answers would vary also because my assumptions that the work study would be somewhat helpful for future employment. Respond using the following scale: 1. not at all‚ 2 somewhat‚ 3 very (a) Suppose you take random samples from the following groups: freshmen‚ sophomores‚ juniors‚ and seniors. What kind of sampling technique are you using (simple random‚ stratified‚ systematic‚ cluster‚ multistage‚ convenience)? Answer: For all students I would use the convenience sampling
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determine the percentage of adults who would favor a half-cent increase in the sales tax to help fund public transportation. Four hundred adults are interviewed and 36% of them favor the proposal. Answer the next two questions. 1. The sample size for this sample survey appears to be a) 400 b) 2‚800‚000 c) 144 d) 1‚008‚000 2. The 36% is a a) Parameter b) Margin of error c) Chance of 144 people agreeing to the statement d) Statistic 3. Event A occurs with
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