Reviews of Standards and Related Material*: Statistical Standards and ISO, Part 1

ABSTRACT

In this article we review the scope, structure, and directions of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee TC69 on international statistical standards. Since its creation in 1948, ISO TC69 has published over 100 international statistical standards with several renewed periodically with revisions. The collection of 104 currently published standards is reviewed, and several standards at the final draft international standard (FDIS) stage are identified. Future strategic directions of TC69 are anticipated. The present article and subsequent articles are intended to complement the four-part series of papers on “Statistical Standards and ASTM” recently published in Quality Engineering (Fortini and Luko 2011; Murphy et al. 2011; Neubauer and Luko 2011; Ullman and Luko 2010).The goal is to inform the readership of the useful contents of the standards and to invite participation from experts through their standards’ member bodies.

KEYWORDS:

• International Standards Organization (ISO)
• statistical standards
• Technical Committee 69 (TC69)

Notes

*Edited by Stephen N. Luko.

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Notes on contributors

Michele Boulanger

Dr. Michele Boulanger is currently President, JISC-STATISTICS. She is the Six Sigma Subcommittee Co-Chair of ISO-TC69 with China which leads the development of international standards on Six Sigma methodology. She has been a visiting professor at various institutions, including Columbia University, New York.

Mark E. Johnson

Dr. Mark E. Johnson is professor, Department of Statistics, University of Central Florida. He a fellow of the American Statistical Association, a member of ASQ, and a Chartered Statistician with the Royal Statistical Society. He is currently chairman of TC69/Sub-committee 1 on terminology and symbols.

Stephen N. Luko

Stephen N. Luko is a statistician at Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, a division of United Technologies. He is a fellow of ASTM International, a member of ASA, a senior member of ASQ and a certified Quality and Reliability Engineer. He is the editor of the Statistical Standards column in Quality Engineering.