Statistical Methods for

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Statistical Methods for
SPC andTQM

Derek Bissell
Consultant and lecturer in
Statistics for Industrial Applications and consultant to
Department of Trade and Industry on Statistics in Weights and Measures.
Honorary Professor in Statistics for SPC and TQM,
University of Wales, Swansea, UK.

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First edition 1994
© 1994 Derek Bissell
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