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# "Means and Histograms" by Dr. Mu's
Minitab Blog Editor | 3/6/2015
Topics: [Statistics](https://blog.minitab.com/en/blog/tag/statistics)
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**I am M.
G - L - M.**
**That G - L - M!
That G - L - M!
I do not like
That G - L - M.**
**Do you like
Means and histograms?**
**I do not like them,
G - L - M.
I do not like
Means and histograms.**
**Would you like them
Halved or squared?
Would you like them
As a pair?**
**I would not like them
Halved or squared.
I would not like them
As a pair.**
**I do not like
Means and histograms.
I do not like them,
G - L - M.**
**Would you like them
In some code?
Would you like them
With the mode?**
**I do not like them
In some code.
I do not like them
With the mode.**
**I do not like them
Halved or squared.
I do not like them
As a pair.
I do not like
means and histograms.
I do not like them,
G - L - M.**
**Would you use them
With George Box?
Would you use them
With Sir Cox?**
****
**Not with George Box.**
**Not with Sir Cox.**
**Not in some code.
Not with the mode.
I would not use them halved or squared.
I would not use them as a pair.
I would not use means and histograms.
I do not like them, G - L - M.**
**Would you? Could you?
Chart a bar?
Plot them! Plot them!
Here they are.**
**I would not,
Could not, Chart a bar.**
**You may like them.
You will see.
You may like them
Scored as Z.**
**I would not, could not scored as Z.
Not charted bars! You let me be.**
**I do not like them with George Box.
I do not like them with Sir Cox.
I do not like them in some code.
I do not like them with the mode.
I do not like them halved or squared.
I do not like them as a pair.
I do not like means and histograms.
I do not like them, G - L - M.**
**A gage! A gage!
A gage! A gage!
Could you, would you
Do a gage?**
**Not as a gage! Not scored as Z!
Not charted bars! Let me be!
I would not, could not, with George Box.
I could not, would not, with Sir Cox.
I will not use them with the mode.
I will not use them in some code.
I will not use them halved or squared.
I will not use them as a pair.
I do not like them, G - L - M.**
**Say!
As a chart?
An Xbar-R Chart!
Would you, could you, use a chart?**
**I would not, could not,
Use a chart.**
**Would you, could you,
Use the range?**
**I would not, could not, use the range.
Not on a chart. Not as a gage,
Not charted bars, Not scored as Z.
I do not like to use stats, you see.
Not in some code. Not with George Box.
Not with the mode. Not with Sir Cox.
I will not use them halved or squared.
I will not use them as a pair!**
**You do not like
Means and histograms?**
**I do not
Like them,
G - L - M.**
****
**Could you, would you,
D - O - E?**
**I would not,
Could not,
D - O - E!**
****Would you, could you,
S - P - C?****
****I could not, would not, S - P - C.
I will not, will not, D - O - E.
I will not use them with the range.
I will not use them with a gage.
Not on a chart! Not scored as Z!
Not charted bars! You let me be!
I do not like them with George Box.
I do not like them with Sir Cox.
I will not use them in some code.
I will not use them with the mode.
I do not like them halved or squared.
I do not like them as a pair!
I do not like
Means and Histograms!
I do not like them,
G - L - M.****
****
****You do not like them.
So you say.
Try them! Try them!
And you may.
Try them and you may I say.****
****M!
If you will just teach me,
I will use them.
You will see.****
****Say!
I like means and histograms!
I do! I like them, G - L - M!
And I would use some D - O - E!
And I would use that S - P - C.
And I will use them with a gage.
And with a chart. And with the range.
And charted bars. And scored as Z.
They are so good, so good you see!
So I will use them with George Box.
And I will use them with Sir Cox.
And I will use them in some code.
And I will use them with the mode.
And I will use them halved and squared.
Say! I will use them as a pair!****
********
****I do so like**
**Means and histograms!****
****Thank you!
Thank you,
G - L - M.****
**Even among practitioners, statistics are often something only to be consumed when forced to. That's why, on Wednesday, March 11th at the [Lean Six Sigma World Conference](http://leanandsixsigma.org), I'll be presenting an interactive session to make attendees more comfortable with statistical concepts. By removing the Greek symbols, equations, and other math, I hope to transform the audience into a group eager for some means and histograms!
**
*Author's note: A huge thanks to our graphics guru Trevor Calabro, who turned a ridiculous blog post into a ridiculous blog post with awesome graphics!*
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