Prepare a Pareto chart with data that are available to you. If you visit a fast food restaurant for Exercise 1, perhaps you could use the individual menu items as categories. They are not defects per se, but may provide the data necessary to construct and interpret the chart.

Exercise 1

Create a check sheet for collecting data about something that interests you. Be creative, e.g., go to a fast food restaurant during lunch and collect data on orders for a given period. (You may need the manager’s permission to do this.)