3.3 Cause-and-Effect Diagrams

Stat > Quality tools > Cause-and-Effect

First, the potential causes must be entered in the worksheet. For example:

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Once all potential causes are introduced in the worksheet, go to: Stat > Quality Tools > Cause and Effect…

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Concerning the cause-and-effect diagrams, Minitab is only useful to present these causes in a clear way, but obviously it does not contribute anything to the list of potential causes nor to the analysis of which are related to the effect under study.

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