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Choose and Use Analysis Tools

Step Six

This chapter is all about the analysis tools you can use to solve problems. Although there are many analysis tools available, each tool is fit for a particular purpose and provides clues in its own way. Some provide inductive information, for example, whereas others provide deductive information. Each provides a technique for identifying the differences between acceptable and unacceptable parts, processes, or actions, which can further reduce the time you need to solve problems.

Some of the most useful deductive tools have already been described. These tools require you to evaluate comparisons and generate ...

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