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Introduction
• An Attribute is a`peculiar and essential characteristic` (Webster)
• 5 types of attribute:
– Structural attributes
• Physical characteristics of a particular product or service
• E.g. an automobile might have electric windows
– Sensory Attributes
• Relate to senses of touch, smell, taste, and sound
– Performance Attributes
• Relate to whether or not a particular product or service performs as it
supposed to.
• E.g. does the engine start?
– Temporal Attributes
• Relate to time
• E.g. were delivery schedules met?
– Ethical Attributes
• E.g. do they report properly? Is their accounting transparent?
Understanding Attribute Charts
• Attributes charts deal with binomial and poisson process that
are not measurements