29:
56:
121:, Pareto charts are useful to find the defects to prioritize in order to observe the greatest overall improvement. It often represents the most common sources of defects, the highest occurring type of defect, or the most frequent reasons for customer complaints, and so on.
99:. The right vertical axis is the cumulative percentage of the total number of occurrences, total cost, or total of the particular unit of measure. Because the values are in decreasing order, the cumulative function is a
75:, where individual values are represented in descending order by bars, and the cumulative total is represented by the line. The chart is named for the
466:
659:
374:
103:. To take the example below, in order to lower the amount of late arrivals by 78%, it is sufficient to solve the first three issues.
552:
162:
110:
between the rank of a quality issue and that issue’s contribution to cost. This means one can find a linear relationship on a
28:
654:
59:
Simple example of a Pareto chart using hypothetical data showing the relative frequency of reasons for arriving late at work
459:
243:
383:
255:
140:
38:
644:
599:
367:
178:
639:
207:
117:
The purpose of the Pareto chart is to highlight the most important among a (typically large) set of factors. In
664:
521:
452:
360:
573:
495:
92:
500:
251:
96:
547:
424:
126:
594:
526:
435:
224:
125:(2006) devised an algorithm for producing statistically based acceptance limits (similar to
111:
649:
604:
557:
394:
216:
199:
173:
122:
100:
76:
490:
168:
118:
80:
136:
programs, specialized statistical software tools, and online quality charts generators.
633:
404:
152:
419:
228:
399:
133:
352:
72:
220:
609:
475:
409:
157:
107:
68:
276:
578:
620:
505:
444:
55:
54:
448:
356:
95:, but it can alternatively represent cost or another important
49:
To assess the most frequently occurring defects by categoryâ€
307:. Milwaukee, WI: ASQC Quality Press. Santosh: Pre Press
277:"What is a Pareto Chart? Analysis & Diagram | ASQ"
340:
What every engineer should know about quality control
587:
566:
540:
514:
483:
45:
35:
21:
460:
368:
8:
305:Quantitative methods for quality improvement
467:
453:
445:
375:
361:
353:
27:
317:Juran, J. M., & Gryna, F. M. (1970).
132:These charts can be generated by simple
79:, which, in turn, derives its name from
303:Hart, K. M., & Hart, R. F. (1989).
190:
67:is a type of chart that contains both
18:
7:
141:seven basic tools of quality control
129:) for each bar in the Pareto chart.
333:Design and analysis of experiments
14:
553:Failure mode and effects analysis
179:Statistical process control (SPC)
163:Cumulative distribution function
106:The Pareto Chart demonstrates a
660:Statistical charts and diagrams
139:The Pareto chart is one of the
91:The left vertical axis is the
1:
349:. Ames, IA: Iowa State Press.
319:Quality planning and analysis
83:, a noted Italian economist.
384:Seven basic tools of quality
256:American Society for Quality
39:seven basic tools of quality
600:Statistical process control
326:Statistical quality control
244:"Seven Basic Quality Tools"
200:"Revising the Pareto Chart"
681:
342:. New York: Marcel Dekker.
335:, 3rd ed. New York: Wiley.
331:Montgomery, D. C. (1991).
324:Montgomery, D. C. (1985).
618:
433:
390:
208:The American Statistician
26:
522:Business process mapping
395:Cause-and-effect diagram
321:. New York: McGraw-Hill.
314:. New York: McGraw-Hill.
312:Quality control handbook
221:10.1198/000313006x152243
242:Nancy R. Tague (2004).
93:frequency of occurrence
345:Vaughn, R. C. (1974).
198:Wilkinson, L. (2006).
108:power law relationship
60:
655:Quality control tools
574:Design of experiments
496:Voice of the customer
310:Juran, J. M. (1962).
58:
501:Value-stream mapping
252:Milwaukee, Wisconsin
127:confidence intervals
548:Root cause analysis
338:Pyzdek, T. (1989).
248:The Quality Toolbox
645:Product management
527:Process capability
436:Quality (business)
328:. New York: Wiley.
61:
627:
626:
442:
441:
53:
52:
672:
640:Categorical data
558:Multi-vari chart
469:
462:
455:
446:
377:
370:
363:
354:
291:
290:
288:
287:
273:
267:
266:
264:
263:
239:
233:
232:
204:
195:
174:Pareto principle
101:concave function
77:Pareto principle
31:
19:
680:
679:
675:
674:
673:
671:
670:
669:
665:Vilfredo Pareto
630:
629:
628:
623:
614:
583:
562:
536:
510:
491:Project charter
479:
473:
443:
438:
429:
420:Scatter diagram
386:
381:
347:Quality control
300:
298:Further reading
295:
294:
285:
283:
275:
274:
270:
261:
259:
241:
240:
236:
202:
197:
196:
192:
187:
169:Pareto analysis
149:
119:quality control
97:unit of measure
89:
81:Vilfredo Pareto
17:
12:
11:
5:
678:
676:
668:
667:
662:
657:
652:
647:
642:
632:
631:
625:
624:
619:
616:
615:
613:
612:
607:
602:
597:
591:
589:
585:
584:
582:
581:
576:
570:
568:
564:
563:
561:
560:
555:
550:
544:
542:
538:
537:
535:
534:
529:
524:
518:
516:
512:
511:
509:
508:
503:
498:
493:
487:
485:
481:
480:
474:
472:
471:
464:
457:
449:
440:
439:
434:
431:
430:
428:
427:
425:Stratification
422:
417:
412:
407:
402:
397:
391:
388:
387:
382:
380:
379:
372:
365:
357:
351:
350:
343:
336:
329:
322:
315:
308:
299:
296:
293:
292:
268:
234:
215:(4): 332–334.
189:
188:
186:
183:
182:
181:
176:
171:
166:
160:
155:
148:
145:
88:
85:
51:
50:
47:
43:
42:
33:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
677:
666:
663:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
643:
641:
638:
637:
635:
622:
617:
611:
608:
606:
603:
601:
598:
596:
593:
592:
590:
588:Control phase
586:
580:
577:
575:
572:
571:
569:
567:Improve phase
565:
559:
556:
554:
551:
549:
546:
545:
543:
541:Analyse phase
539:
533:
530:
528:
525:
523:
520:
519:
517:
515:Measure phase
513:
507:
504:
502:
499:
497:
494:
492:
489:
488:
486:
482:
477:
470:
465:
463:
458:
456:
451:
450:
447:
437:
432:
426:
423:
421:
418:
416:
413:
411:
408:
406:
405:Control chart
403:
401:
398:
396:
393:
392:
389:
385:
378:
373:
371:
366:
364:
359:
358:
355:
348:
344:
341:
337:
334:
330:
327:
323:
320:
316:
313:
309:
306:
302:
301:
297:
282:
278:
272:
269:
257:
253:
249:
245:
238:
235:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
209:
201:
194:
191:
184:
180:
177:
175:
172:
170:
167:
164:
161:
159:
156:
154:
153:Control chart
151:
150:
146:
144:
142:
137:
135:
130:
128:
124:
120:
115:
113:
109:
104:
102:
98:
94:
86:
84:
82:
78:
74:
70:
66:
57:
48:
44:
41:
40:
34:
30:
25:
20:
16:Type of chart
595:Control plan
532:Pareto chart
531:
484:Define phase
415:Pareto chart
414:
346:
339:
332:
325:
318:
311:
304:
284:. Retrieved
280:
271:
260:. Retrieved
258:. p. 15
247:
237:
212:
206:
193:
138:
131:
116:
112:log-log plot
105:
90:
65:Pareto chart
64:
62:
37:
22:Pareto chart
400:Check sheet
134:spreadsheet
87:Description
36:One of the
634:Categories
286:2019-05-10
262:2010-02-05
185:References
73:line graph
610:Poka-yoke
476:Six Sigma
410:Histogram
158:Histogram
123:Wilkinson
147:See also
650:Quality
281:asq.org
46:Purpose
579:Kaizen
227:
71:and a
621:DMAIC
506:SIPOC
478:tools
229:97936
225:S2CID
203:(PDF)
165:(CDF)
69:bars
217:doi
114:.
636::
605:5S
279:.
254::
250:.
246:.
223:.
213:60
211:.
205:.
143:.
63:A
468:e
461:t
454:v
376:e
369:t
362:v
289:.
265:.
231:.
219::
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.