What is a fishbone chart?

Question

Why are "cause and effect" diagrams also called "fish diagrams"?

What is a fishbone chart?

Answer 1

A Fishbone chart is also known as the Ishikawa chart. It is so named because it looks like a fish.

Answer 2

Because the Ishikawa / causal relationship diagram can be constructed in a shape resembling a fish bone.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishikawa_diagram

Answer 3

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishikawa_diagram

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Ishikawa diagrams are useful in determining the width (or density) of a problem. Using a method such as “5 Whys” is useful for determining the depth of the problem. Understanding the depth and breadth of the problem is fundamental in analyzing the root causes.

Answer 6

Because they look like the skeleton / bones of fish.

Use wood or the like. Ishikawa and 5 Why a very good introduction to RCA, but they are limited and often overlook or ignore the true reasons.