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the course of his life, Dr. Deming constantly updated his resume.
The following excerpts show an interesting contrast in his approach,
wording and emphasis. The first was used around 1974 and the second
was from the 1990's.
Circa
1974:
My name is W. Edwards Deming. I am a consulting statistician and
my address is 4924 Butterworth Place, Washington 20016. I have worked
in the theory and the practice of statistical methods for over 40
years.
Circa
1993:
W. Edwards Deming has been for forty years a consultant, with practice
world wide. His clients include railways, telephone companies, carriers
of motor freight, manufacturing companies, consumer research, census
methods, hospitals, legal firms, government agencies, research organizations
in universities and in industry.
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