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Fishbone Template and Diagram¶

From Excel click...

QXL Stat Tools Tab > Problem Solving > Fishbone > Fishbone Template

A Fishbone diagram, also called a "Cause-and-Effect" diagram or Ishikawa diagram, is used to identify sources of variation in a product or process. In Quantum XL, start by creating the Fishbone Template and then generate the Fishbone Diagram from the template.

Step #1: Create the Fishbone Template¶

From Excel click...

QXL Stat Tools Tab > Problem Solving > Fishbone > Fishbone Template

Step #2: Enter the Variable Names and Tags (optional)¶

The tags can be used to identify variables for special consideration. In the example below, the four variables we intend to experiment with during a designed experiment have been tagged "DOE".

FishboneExample

Step 3: Create the Fishbone Diagram from the Template¶

Select!!! info "From Excel click..." QXL Stat Tools Tab > Problem Solving > Fishbone > Fishbone Diagram from Template

Quantum XL will create the Fishbone Diagram from the data entered into the template.

FishboneDiagramExample