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Solving Statistics Problems: How to Work with Difficult Data
Q: I have a difficult data set that I want to use to help solve a problem. I am finding it difficult to find something of potential value. Can you help? A: Difficult data goes beyond what is called messy data, which typically entails inconsistent,… more
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Quality

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Standards and the Craft Beer Industry
For more than 30 years, New Belgium Brewing has been committed to values that prioritize people, communities, and the impact our work has on the environment. New Belgium was founded in 1991 in Fort Collins, Colorado, by Kim Jordan, a social worker… more
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Consumer Products

Features
What is Sensory Evaluation? The Art and Science of Tasting Food and Beer
Agatha Christie’s famed detective Hercule Poirot was noted for his sharp powers of observation, something that also contributed to his discriminating sense of taste. A passionate aesthete, Poirot scoffed at poorly crafted meals, searched out… more
Industry sectors:
Quality

Data Points
What are Certified Reference Materials?
The use of reference materials in the laboratory is widespread. These materials are most often used as control samples for control charting, drift correction, second-source verification of calibration, method validation, evaluation of method bias… more
Industry sectors:
Quality