On 23 May 2011, at 16:00, Hector Santos wrote: > Ian Eiloart wrote: >> Sorry, Pareto Efficiency (an economics concept) isn't something that I was >> familiar with. I was referring to an analysis Pareto charts (a quality >> engineering tool). Same guy, different concept. > > Actually, different guys (sciences, engineering disciplines), same concept. :)
Not according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto which names Vilfredo Pareto as the originator of the concept of Pareto efficency, and says that the Pareto chart was also named after him. I guess the one connection between the two concepts is that a Pareto chart is most useful if the causes identified are independent, and that fixing one cause of error won't aggravate another. -- Ian Eiloart Postmaster, University of Sussex +44 (0) 1273 87-3148 _______________________________________________ NOTE WELL: This list operates according to http://mipassoc.org/dkim/ietf-list-rules.html
