Kaoru Ishikawa, a Japanese University professor and influential quality management innovator, developed seven basic tools for quality control.

They are the following:

1. Checklist (or Check Sheet)
2. Pareto diagram
3. Histogram
4. Scatter Diagram
5. Run Chart
6. Control Chart
7. Cause-and-effect Diagram

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