A production manager at a pottery factory has noticed that about 70 percent of defects result from impurities in raw materials, 15 percent result from human error, 10 percent from machine malfunctions, and 5 percent from a variety of other causes. This manager is most likely using
A) a Pareto chart
B) a scatter diagram
C) a Taguchi loss function
D) a cause-and-effect diagram
E) a flowchart

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A Pareto chart is a tool used for identifying and prioritizing problems or defects to focus on, based on their significance. The description given matches the use of a Pareto chart, where defects are categorized and visualized to highlight the most significant causes, in this case, impurities in raw materials being the most significant cause of defects.

A Production Manager at a Pottery Factory Has Noticed That