{"id":21483,"date":"2022-07-15T18:54:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T22:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=21483"},"modified":"2022-07-15T18:54:57","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T22:54:57","slug":"pareto-chart","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/lexicon-terms\/pareto-chart\/","title":{"rendered":"Pareto Chart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Pareto chart is a method of displaying data to prioritize problem-solving. A single chart includes two visuals: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Bar chart showing the <strong>frequency of occurrence<\/strong> of a series of causes<\/li><li>Line chart showing the <strong>cumulative percentage<\/strong> of the same causes of problems<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pareto-Chart_Example-1024x386.png\" alt=\"A Pareto chart for coffee service problems showing the frequency of causes and the cumulative percentage of causes.\" class=\"wp-image-21553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pareto-Chart_Example-1024x386.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.lean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pareto-Chart_Example-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pareto-Chart_Example-768x289.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pareto-Chart_Example-1536x579.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.lean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pareto-Chart_Example-150x57.png 150w, https:\/\/www.lean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pareto-Chart_Example-375x141.png 375w, https:\/\/www.lean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pareto-Chart_Example-190x72.png 190w, https:\/\/www.lean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pareto-Chart_Example-600x226.png 600w, https:\/\/www.lean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pareto-Chart_Example.png 2012w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The term comes from Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923), who coined the 80\/20 rule. Pareto\u2019s first statement of this rule was based on the discovery that throughout history 80% of the wealth in societies was controlled by 20% of the population. Joseph Juran later (1941) extended the 80\/20 rule to quality problems where he found that 80% of a problem is typically caused by 20% of the possible causes. And today the 80\/20 rules seems to find application in practically every activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Resources on the Pareto Chart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/the-lean-post\/articles\/making-everyone-whole\/\">Making Everyone Whole<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutlean.com\/mto-vs-mts-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Make-to-Order vs Make-to-Stock: The ABC XYZ Analysis<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Pareto chart is a method of displaying data to prioritize problem-solving. A single chart includes two visuals: Bar chart showing the frequency of occurrence of a series of causes Line chart showing the cumulative percentage of the same causes of problems The term comes from Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923), who coined the 80\/20 rule. 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