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Special Cause Variation

Special Cause Variation refers to variation in a process that is sporadic and non-random. All processes contain Common Cause Variation, but processes that exhibit Special Cause Variation do not perform in a predictable manner and are technically not in Control.

Once Special Cause Variation has been identified it should be addressed specifically and fixed or planned for. Unlike Common Cause Variation, this is generally possible without significant modifications to a system.


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