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5 Sure-Fire Ways to Get Data You Can’t Trust Can you trust your data? For example, asking why you’re gathering data at the very start of a project will help you This deceptively simple question needs to be pinpoint the data you really need. answered when you use statistics to improve processes. But many of us forget to ask it, or A data collection plan should clarify: respond too quickly and confidently. • What data will be collected We can’t just assume we have good data—we • Who will collect it need to know we do. That may require a little bit more work up front, but energy invested in • When it will be collected getting good data pays off in better decisions, • Where it will be collected bigger improvements, and greater confidence. • How it will be collected But if you don’t care about getting trustworthy Neglect to answer these questions in advance, data, almost no energy is required. In fact, here and you’re well on your way to getting meaningless are 5 nearly effortless ways you can maximize your data. chances of getting data that will lead to incorrect conclusions, open your analysis to second-guessing, 2: Not Testing Your Measurement System and waste your time and money. Many quality improvement projects require 1: Not Planning Ho