JSM Activity #319


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Activity ID:  319
Title
Applications in Quality Improvement: From Government to Golf
Date / Time / Room Sponsor Type
08/14/2002
10:30 AM - 12:20 PM
Room: H-Concourse E
Section on Physical & Engineering Sciences*, Section on Quality & Productivity*, Section on Statistics in Sports* Contributed
Organizer: n/a
Chair: J. D. Williams, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Discussant:  
Floor Discussion 12:05 PM
Description

Who wouldn't admit to having room for improvement when it comes to his/her golf game? Presenters in this session will show, by example, how they have taken a proactive attitude towards quality improvement in a wide variety of applications. These applications include: evaluating website usability, quality control of data capture, measuring quality of responses to customer inquiries, applying Six Sigma methods to learning assessment, and identifying critical factors for improved performance in sports.
  301362  By:  Erica L. Olmsted 10:35 AM 08/14/2002
A Usability Evaluation of Key Parts of Census.Gov

  301422  By:  Hansheng  Xie 10:50 AM 08/14/2002
Quality Control Application in ICR Data Capture for the 2001 Canadian Census of Agriculture

  301512  By:  Kevin  Cecco 11:05 AM 08/14/2002
How the Quality of Responses the IRS Provides to Taxpayer Inquiries is Measured

  300960  By:  Patricia  Giurgescu 11:20 AM 08/14/2002
The Six Sigma Methodology Applied to Mathematics Learning Assessment

  301557  By:  Victor  Panaretos 11:35 AM 08/14/2002
A Statistical Analysis of the European Soccer Champions League

  300416  By:  Sangit  Chatterjee 11:50 AM 08/14/2002
Par for the Course: Studying Improvement

JSM 2002

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Revised March 2002