Question:

Paint nonconformities for a one-month period for a riding lawn mower manufacturer are: blister, 212; light spray, 582; drips, 227; overspray, 109; splatter, 141; bad paint,
126; runs, 434; and other, 50. Construct a Pareto diagram.

Answer :
Step 1

As per the stated data, construct a Pareto chart. The data is shown below:

Step 2

The steps to construct a Pareto chart are listed below. The formulas are inserted in the Excel Spreadsheet.
 Step 3

Now, click column on the Insert tab and select clustered column. The screenshot is shown below wherein category is on x axis and frequency is on y axis

Step 4

Right click on the red line (cumulative %) and click format data series.
 Step 5
Select Line with Markers
 Step 6

Right click on the red line and click Format Data series.
 Step 7

Select Secondary axis

 Step 8

Right click the percentages on the chart and click Format axis, se the maximum to 100 and click close.
The final result is shown below:
 Step 9

It is evident from the Pareto chart that 80% of the paint non conformities come from light spray while least source is from others category.