Six Sigma SPC's Quality Control Dictionary and Glossary
2070 W. Washington St. #5 Springfield IL 62702  Ph: 217.698.0063
6 Sigma Statistical Process Control (SPC) Software for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/ME

 

Pareto Principal

The 80/20 rule that is based on Vilfredo Pareto's research that states only a vital few, (20%), of causes will have a greater impact than the many, (80%), causes. Usually used with a Pareto Chart.

Examples:

80% of the problems come from 20% of the causes
80% of a company's profits comes from 20% of their customers

Back to the Quality Control Dictionary and Glossary

	Web www.sixsigmaspc.com