What is a cause-and-effect diagram, and why is it useful?

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What is a cause-and-effect diagram, and why is it useful?

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It is also called as the fish bone diagram and the iskawa diagram. It is used to figure out the reason that are associated with the defects, failure and the various in the process. It will break down the whole process in the successive layers, that will help in finding out the effect. It is mainly used in root cause analysis. 

                        It is like a mimics of the fish skeleton. The main prowl em is place on the head of the fish, the cause which ere to be extended towards the left bones of the skeleton. The risk and the branch off were use to devotees the major problem. It can be separated or divided in to various layer that was depend upon the problem.

                       It was introduced in the year 1920 buy it was come into popularity by the Japanese professor of engineering. It is used to find outta cause associated with the problem. 

                       

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