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Walter Armand Shewhart

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Walter Armand Shewhart

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Walter Andrew Shewhart (English: Walter Andrew Shewhart, March 18, 1891 - March 11, 1967), also translated as Walter, was an American physicist, engineer, and statistician. He is sometimes called the father of statistical quality control and is associated with the Shewhart cycle. He designed the control chart.

Category
Scientists
Nationality
United States
Born
1891-03-18
Died
1967-03-11
Wikidata
Q462232
Occupations physicistengineerstatisticianeconomist
Aliases W. A. ShewhartWalter A. ShewhartWalter Andrew ShewhartWalter Armand Shewhart

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