Statistics for Food Scientists

Frank Rossi is Associate Director of Statistics at Kraft Foods Group. Much of his career as an industrial statistician has been in the food industry, including positions at the Campbell Soup Company and General Foods Corporation. A frequent presenter at scientific symposiums related to the food industry, he is also a regular presenter at short courses for the consumer products industry. He is the author and co-author of a number of publications on statistics in sensory science and consumer research. He obtained a BS in Mathematics and an MA in Statistics from The Pennsylvania State University. Viktor Mirtchev is an Analytics Manager in the Consumer Insights and Strategy at Kraft Foods. During Viktor’s professional tenure, he has held positions in Statistics, Marketing Analytics, Quality and Operations in the CPG, Pharmaceutical and Logistics industries while working at Kraft Foods, Baxter Healthcare and UPS. Over the years Viktor has shared his passion about statistics while teaching fundamentals, solving interesting problems and empowering teams with analytical capabilities. He is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt and holds a BS in Statistics & Computer Science, MS in Applied Statistics and an MBA.

CHAPTER 1. Introduction
CHAPTER 2. Descriptive Statistics and Graphical Analysis
CHAPTER 3. Hypothesis Testing
CHAPTER 4. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
CHAPTER 5. Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA)
CHAPTER 6. Regression and Correlation
CHAPTER 7. Statistical Process Control (SPC)
CHAPTER 8. Sampling
CHAPTER 9. Process Capability
CHAPTER 10. Design of Experiments Foundation
CHAPTER 11. Screening Experimental Designs
CHAPTER 12. Response Surface (Optimization) Experimental Designs
CHAPTER 13. Mixture Experimental Design
CHAPTER 14. Wrapping It All Up!