東京理科大学 A英3: Ishikawa diagrams・特性要因図

Hello! 

How are you? Today I have a post about Ishikawa diagrams (特性要因図) - sometimes called fishbone diagrams (フィッシュボーン・チャート「魚の骨図」). They're used for helping to see cause-effect situations more clearly, such as problems, and the causes of problems).  

Here's an example of an Ishikawa diagram: 

What does it mean? Let's look at it: 

We can see what the different parts of the chart mean, and how they break down what the problem might be, and how they fit together to have the effect(s) they have. 

This can be a way to help you find what the causes of a problem are - and from there, how you might solve the problem. 

I hope this can help you in your writing about cause-and-effect (比較対照). 

See you next class! 

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