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Teaching Quality Control with Chocolate Chip Cookies
Author(s) -
Baker Ardith
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
teaching statistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.425
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1467-9639
pISSN - 0141-982X
DOI - 10.1111/test.12020
Subject(s) - statistical process control , control chart , control (management) , computer science , quality (philosophy) , process (computing) , context (archaeology) , artificial intelligence , paleontology , philosophy , epistemology , biology , operating system
Summary Chocolate chip cookies are used to illustrate the importance and effectiveness of control charts in Statistical Process Control. By counting the number of chocolate chips, creating the spreadsheet, calculating the control limits and graphing the control charts, the student becomes actively engaged in the learning process. In addition, examining and interpreting the control charts within the context of the cooking making process encourage the student to think critically in order to solve problems.