Creating a New Ishikawa Diagram

While you can draw effective Ishikawa diagrams by hand, presentation-quality diagrams are easily drawn using SAS as follows:

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From the menu bar on the PROGRAM EDITOR, LOG or OUTPUT windows, choose Globals:Invoke Application:Data analysis:Quality control.

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From the Statistical Quality Control Menu, select ``ISHIKAWA''.

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From the resulting pop up window select ``Create a New Ishikawa Diagram''.

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A graphics window containing a template for an Ishikawa diagram will appear. By entering text from the keyboard and using the mouse to position arrows, it is easy to create your own diagram. For example, to begin creating the diagram for High Strength Mesh, click on the graphics window to make it active. Then just type ``High Strength Mesh'' on the keyboard and hit return twice. The word ``High Strength Mesh'' will now appear in the box describing the main arrow. Now enter ``Methods'' in the same way, and the box for the upper left arrow is set. The other boxes and arrows will now disappear and you are free to create the diagram as you want. To learn how to do this, click on ``Help'' from the menu bar of the graphics window, and then on ``Extended help'' from the pop up window.

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Read the first help screen, then click on the highlighted word ``Introduction''. To find out how to perform a given task, click on the highlighted word (e.g. adding, moving, etc.) describing that task. If you see anything about using PROC ISHIKAWA, ignore it; SAS has already called that SAS procedure for you-so you don't have to.

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This all sounds more complicated than it is. In fact, in a few minutes, you should be adept at drawing the diagram. As always, if you have questions, just ask.