original article   training interventions are regarded as essential managerial strategies in various organizations. the present study investigated managerial interventions in training based on deming model and their effectiveness to decrease the rate of unsafe behaviors of workers. it was a case study, conducted in a rolling industry and a descriptive- analytic research, done periodically durin...

In method comparison experiments with replications, two measurement procedures (test method and comparative method) are compared using regression analysis. The ordinary linear regression approach often yields biased estimates of regression coefficients because the predictor (measurements of comparative method) contains random error. Instead, a linear error-in-variables regression model should b...

Least squares regression of y on x assumes that the x variate is measured without error, and minimizes the sum of squared vertical distance between the data points y and the fitted regression line. Regression of x on y minimizes the horizontal distances. Adcock [1] in 1878 suggested minimizing the sum of squared horizontal + vertical distances to the predicted values. However the idea of Adcock...

The purpose of this study was to measure the prevalence and distribution of root caries in two New Mexico communities. One community, Deming, had a natural fluoride concentration of 0.7 mg/L in its drinking water, optimum for its climate. The other, Lordsburg, was naturally fluoridated at 3.5 mg/L, five times the optimum. Dental examinations were carried out on 151 adults in Deming (mean age, 3...

ID6, a company specialized in decisional support systems (DSS), requested a development method for such systems. This method must achieve a fast development of reliable DSS according to user requirements in a context oriented reuse. None of the existing DSS-specific methods has become a standard. Moreover, they do not favor reuse of knowledge. In order to take advantages of our convention with ...

Using simulation, I evaluated five regression procedures that are used for analyzing methods comparison data: ordinary least-squares regression analysis, weighted least-squares regression analysis, the Deming method, a weighted modification of the Deming method, and a rank procedure. I recorded the following performance measures: plus or minus bias of the slope estimate, the root mean squared e...

Amongst the relatively new group of health professionals concerned with evaluating the quality of care there is confusion with regard to the terminology of programs for assessing that care. The new terminologies of Total Quality Management (TQM) and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) certainly imply a greater involvement by "managers" of health care facilities. If this leads to the provision ...

The purpose of this research is to begin to identify the necessary types of input and environmental conditions for US hospitals where the Deming management method would provide the best societal outcomes (the optimal mix of patient and provider satisfaction with both shortand longterm financial viability). The Deming management method has delivered exceptional outcomes in different societies an...