Statistics for Six Sigma Made Easy,   ISBN:9780071433853

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I am a Six Sigma Black Belt and this is a decent statistical reference. It provides a reasonably coherent and understandable explanations of basic statistics. This is not a statistical workbook but it contains enough practice problems to further one's understanding of rudimentary statistics.

The main issue I have with this book is its dearth of Excel examples. For example, the book leaves out key Excel statistical functions such as TTEST, STANDARDIZE, NORMSDIST, and any examples from Excel's Statistics Pack. This is not a good book if you want to understand Excel's statistical functions.

The early chapters are dedicated to rudimentary Six Sigma concepts such as DMAIC. The later chapters deals with improving manufacturing quality but the depth of explanation and statistical questions and solutions are least impressive of all the chapters.

The main benefit of this book is that it only introduces rudimentary statistics commonly used in Six Sigma metholodgies. But I would not use this book as a workbook to improve statistics knowledge or as an Excel handbook on statistics.

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On a whole not worth the $14 I paid. Your better bet is to get this book from a library and read it over a weekend. Looking at the manner in which the tools are simplified, I believe the methods dilute the overall value of a tool on a formal 6S project. If you are looking for the 99.999+% solution for a 50k+ problem you can not afford to risk using a lower accuracy tool.

BUT..If you are looking for a process improvement tool that is in the success rate of a Kaizan event, (more on the 80-90% success rate) the simplified version of the tools make sense. In point of fact this book could drive toward a wider use of more valid statistical tools in a production/operations environment.

I did like the step by step walk through probability that gives a validation of the why behind many of the 6S tools. I also liked the manner in which the book presented the exercises with the answers to assure reader understanding and correct use in excel. The other value in this book is that all the tools presented are producible utilizing MS excel which most people in a business environment have vs. a 1K+ purchase of Minitab or SPSS.

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"Statistics for Six Sigma Made Easy" offers one of the better statistical overviews for Six Sigma Black Belt-level work and for exam preparation for the Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB) examination given by the American Society for Quality (ASQ). While there are many references that position themselves as good Six Sigma statistical references, Warren Brussee presents an ideal balance of depth and breadth among other references in this book.

I used this book as one of my review sources for the CSSBB exam given by the ASQ. While the author suggests that the material covered in the book is more appropriate for Green Belt, as opposed to Black Belt, work, I found Brussee's book served as a good overview for the CSSBB exam.

The book does not cover all of the major statistical concepts included in the CSSBB Body of Knowledge, but Brussee's "Six Sigma Statistical Tool Finder Matrix", Chapter summaries, and compendium of formulas discussed in the book combine to offer an excellent base for a high-level Six Sigma statistical review.

I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in Six Sigma. It is especially useful as a statistical primer for the Six Sigma methodology. Brussee artfully combines real-world experience with a theoretical foundation in this well-written book.

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I expected the normal type of stats book but was pleasantly surprised with this book. Learnt a lot easily.

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This book takes a very broad and complicated subject and boils it down to the very basics. Each chapter comes with case studies and example problems that illustrate the application of the principle being taught. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for ways to improve critical thinking and decision making.