Defining terminology and solving doubts on them is a vital part you do as a six sigma expert. Terminologies are descriptive in nature and should be understood before moving ahead in studies.
Data
Data are factual information used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation; often this term refers to quantitative information. It is plural in form. The singular is “datum.”
Defect
Any undesired result is a defect.
A failure to meet one of the acceptance criteria of your customers. A defective unit may have one or more defects. ‘A defect is an inability to conform to requirements’ (Crosby, ‘Quality Is Free’), whether or not those requirements have been articulated or specified.
Defective
The word defective describes an entire unit that fails to meet acceptance criteria, regardless of the number of defects within the unit. A unit may be defective because of one or more defects.
