The Levey-Jennings Chart's Inventors from Quality Control, presented by MediaLab

Quality Control Procedures, Documentation and Interpretation: Levey-Jennings Chart

The Levey-Jennings Chart's Inventors

Daily Documentation and evaluation of quality control is vital to diligently monitor sources of error.
One of the most commonly used methods for documentation is the Levey-Jennings control chart (often referred to as the L-J chart).
In 1931, Dr. Walter Shewhart, a scientist at the Bell Telephone Laboratories, proposed applying statistical based control charts to interpret industrial manufacturing processes.
In 1950, S. Levey and E.R. Jennings suggested the use of Dr. Shewhart’s control chart in the clinical laboratory.

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