{"id":3695,"date":"2025-12-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/?p=3695"},"modified":"2026-01-28T09:32:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:32:39","slug":"using-data-for-improvement-pareto-graph-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/using-data-for-improvement-pareto-graph-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Data for Improvement: Pareto Graph Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In this activity, participants will explore how a pareto graph can be leveraged to analyze variation in data and better understand a problem and potential root causes. Facilitators may use this activity when introducing causal system analysis tools or techniques for analyzing local data related to a problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pareto Principle is a useful tool when analyzing the frequency of causes of a problem or a gap in performance to determine the key causes to address or remove. The Pareto Principle or \u201c80-20 rule\u201d states that for many outcomes, roughly 80% of consequences come from about 20% of causes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This activity provides an introduction to using data to better understand a problem, highlighting Pareto Graphs as one tool teams can use to analyze local data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This set of resources includes the following materials:<\/p>\n\n\n\n