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Table of Contents SigmaXL® Feature List Summary, What’s New in Version 6.0 & 6.1, Installation Notes, System Requirements and Getting Help..................................................................................11 SigmaXL Version 6.1 Feature List Summary..............................................................................13 What’s New in Versions 6.0 & 6.1..............................................................................................15 Installation Notes .........................................................................................................................18 Activation via the Internet: ....................................................................................................21 Error Messages: .....................................................................................................................23 Activation via E-Mail or Telephone: .....................................................................................24 Installation Notes for Excel 2007/2010 .......................................................................................27 SigmaXL® Defaults and Menu Options.......................................................................................29 Clear Saved Defaults..............................................................................................................29 Data Selection Default ...........................................................................................................29 Menu Options (Classical or DMAIC)....................................................................................30 SigmaXL® System Requirements................................................................................................31 Getting Help and Product Registration........................................................................................32 Introduction to SigmaXL® Data Format and Tools Summary ............................................33 Introduction..................................................................................................................................35 The Y=f(X) Model.................................................................................................................35 Data Types: Continuous Versus Discrete ..............................................................................36 Stacked Data Column Format versus Unstacked Multiple Column Format..........................37 Summary of Graphical Tools......................................................................................................38 Summary of Statistical Tools......................................................................................................39 SigmaXL: Measure Phase Tools...............................................................................................41 Part A - Basic Data Manipulation................................................................................................43 Introduction to Basic Data Manipulation...............................................................................43 Category Subset .....................................................................................................................43 Random Subset ......................................................................................................................44 Numerical Subset...................................................................................................................45 Date Subset ............................................................................................................................45 Transpose Data.......................................................................................................................46 iii SigmaXL: Table of Contents Stack Subgroups Across Rows ..............................................................................................46 Stack Columns .......................................................................................................................48 Random Data .........................................................................................................................49 Box-Cox Transformation.......................................................................................................49 Standardize Data ....................................................................................................................49 Data Preparation – Remove Blank Rows and Columns ........................................................50 Data Preparation – Change Text Data Format to Numeric....................................................51 Recall SigmaXL Dialog.........................................................................................................52 Activate Last Worksheet........................................................................................................52 Worksheet Manager...............................................................................................................52 Part B – Templates & Calculators ...............................................................................................53 Introduction to Templates & Calculators...............................................................................53 Team/Project Charter.............................................................................................................55 SIPOC Diagram .....................................................................................................................56 Data Measurement Plan .........................................................................................................56 Cause & Effect (Fishbone) Diagram......................................................................................57 Cause & Effect (Fishbone) Template ....................................................................................58 Cause & Effect (XY) Matrix Example ..................................................................................59 Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (FMEA) Example ............................................................60 Quality Function Deployment (QFD) Example.....................................................................62 Pugh Concept Selection Matrix Example..............................................................................63 Control Plan ...........................................................................................................................64 Lean – Takt Time Calculator Example..................................................................................65 Lean – Value Analysis/Process Load Balance.......................................................................66 Lean – Value Stream Mapping ..............................................................................................67 Basic Graphical Templates – Pareto Example.......................................................................69 Basic Graphical Templates – Histogram Example ................................................................70 Basic Graphical Templates – Run Chart Example ................................................................71 Basic Statistical Templates – Sample Size – Discrete Example............................................73 Basic Statistical Templates – Sample Size – Continuous Example.......................................75 Basic Statistical Templates – 1 Sample t Confidence Interval for Mean Example ...............76 Basic Statistical Templates – 2 Sample t-Test (Assume Equal Variance) Example .............77 Basic Statistical Templates – 2 Sample t-Test (Assume Unequal Variance) Example .........77 iv SigmaXL: Table of Contents Basic Statistical Templates – 1 Sample Confidence Interval for Standard Deviation Example78 Basic Statistical Templates – 2 Sample F-Test (Compare 2 Stdevs) Example......................78 Basic Statistical Templates – 1 Proportion Confidence Interval Example............................79 Basic Statistical Templates – 2 Proportions Test & Fisher’s Exact Example .......................80 Probability Distribution Calculators – Normal Example.......................................................81 Basic MSA Templates – Gage R&R Study (MSA) Example................................................82 Gage R&R: Multi-Vari & X-bar R Charts Example .............................................................83 Basic MSA Templates – Attribute Gage R&R (MSA) Example ..........................................84 Basic Process Capability Templates – Process Sigma Level – Discrete Data Example .......85 Basic Process Capability Templates – Process Sigma Level – Continuous Data Example ..86 Basic Process Capability Templates – Process Capability Indices Example ........................87 Basic Process Capability Templates – Process Capability & Confidence Intervals Example88 Basic Control Chart Templates – Individuals Chart Example...............................................89 Part C – Descriptive/Summary Statistics.....................................................................................92 Descriptive Statistics..............................................................................................................92