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[[wp:W. Edwards Deming|W Edwards Deming]] was an american statistician and management guru who used physical demonstrations to illuminate his management teachings. In one such demonstration he dropped multiple marbles through a funnel at a target, marking where they landed, and observing the resulting pattern. A sequence of "rules" are tested to try to improve performance. In each case, the experiment begins with the funnel positioned directly over the target.

American statistician and management guru [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Edwards_Deming W Edwards Deming] used physical demonstrations to illuminate his management teachings.

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In one such demonstration he dropped multiple marbles through a funnel at a target, marking where they landed, and observing the resulting pattern. A sequence of "rules" are tested to try to improve performance. In each case, the experiment begins with the funnel positioned directly over the target.

* '''Rule 1''': The funnel remains directly above the target.

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'''Task:''' Simulate 50 pseudorandom drops. The radial displacement of the drop from the funnel position is given by a Gaussian distribution (standard deviation is 1.0) and the angle of displacement is uniformly distributed. Apply each rule to the set of 50 drops, and show scatter plots of all four results.

;Further information

Further [http://blog.newsystemsthinking.com/w-edwards-deming-and-the-funnel-experiment/ explanation and interpretation]~~. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VogtYRc9dA Video demonstration] of the funnel experiment at the Mayo Clinic.~~

* Further [http://blog.newsystemsthinking.com/w-edwards-deming-and-the-funnel-experiment/ explanation and interpretation]

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VogtYRc9dA Video demonstration] of the funnel experiment at the Mayo Clinic.

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