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Walter Andrew Shewhart (pronounced like "shoe-heart"; March 18, 1891 – March 11, 1967) was an American physicist, engineer and statistician, sometimes known as the father of statistical quality control and also related to the Shewhart cycle.
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He served for more than 20 years as the first editor of the Mathematical Statistics Series published by John Wiley and Sons. Shewhart wrote Statistical Method from the Viewpoint of Quality Control in 1939 and gained recognition in the statistical community.
Sep 1, 2009 · It is his knowledge and use of the theory of probability that distinguishes the statistician from the expert in chemistry, agriculture, bacteriology, medicine, production, consumer research, engineering, or anything else. Otherwise, the statistician would be merely another chemist, another agricultural scientist, or something else.
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Walter Andrew Shewhart was an American physicist, engineer and statistician who worked on statistical quality control. View one larger picture. Biography. Walter Shewhart's parents were Esta Barney and Anton Shewhart. He attended the University of Illinois receiving an A.B. in 1913, then an A.M. degree in 1914.
Mar 25, 2023 · History. Shewhart, Walter Andrew. Walter Andrew SHEWHART. b. 18 March 1891 - d. 11 March 1967. Summary. Shewhart was the father of statistical methods of quality control. His methods were closely related to an epistemology of physics and application to economics and industry in his time.
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