Reviews of Standards and Related Material*: Statistical Standards and ISO, Part 1

ABSTRACT In this article we review the scope, structure, and directions of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee TC69 on international statistical standards. Since its creation in 1948, ISO TC69 has published over 100 international statistical standards with several renewed periodically with revisions. The collection of 104 currently published standards is reviewed, and several standards at the final draft international standard (FDIS) stage are identified. Future strategic directions of TC69 are anticipated. The present article and subsequent articles are intended to complement the four-part series of papers on “Statistical Standards and ASTM” recently published in Quality Engineering (Fortini and Luko 2011; Murphy et al. 2011; Neubauer and Luko 2011; Ullman and Luko 2010).The goal is to inform the readership of the useful contents of the standards and to invite participation from experts through their standards’ member bodies.