How do you pronounce "fishbone diagram"?

Pronounced //ˈfɪʃbəʊn ˈdaɪəɡɹæm//.

Fishbone diagram

Q: What is a synonym for "fishbone diagram"?

Common synonyms include: cause map, cause-and-effect diagram, fishbone analysis, ishikawa diagram, ishikawa layout.

/ˈfɪʃbəʊn ˈdaɪəɡɹæm/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
An Ishikawa diagram.
"The cause-and-effect diagram, or fishbone diagram, is helpful in determining the root causes and effects within a school or district's processes and systems. It can be used to identify the components in the process that are responsible for an existing problem."

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cause map cause-and-effect diagram fishbone analysis ishikawa diagram ishikawa layout

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informal listing naming inconsistency narrow terminology random guess

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"The cause-and-effect diagram, or fishbone diagram, is helpful in determining the root causes and effects within a school or district's processes and systems. It can be used to identify the components in the process that are responsible for an existing problem."

Etymology

The shape of such diagrams is reminiscent of the skeleton of a fish.

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