In the Doghouse

摘要

It's the call (well, in this case, email) that no editor ever wants to get: "Hey QP, there is a glaring error in the issue I just received."It's even worse when the error is not just embarrassing, but also contradicts the actual data. In December's QP, which features the annual salary survey report, two columns in a table were inadvertently switched (Columns 4 and 5 in Table 1 in Section 2, p. 32), making it appear as if ASQ-certified individuals actually earn less than their non-certified counterparts. As the survey found (and is indicated in the narrative) and QP has reported year after year, the opposite is true.But mistakes happen. And after my initial horror dissipated, we sprung into corrective action mode, fixing every instance in the online versions of the table (you can view and print the corrected version at qualityprogress.com/salarysurvey). The error, of course, lives on in your printed publication, and I can only offer my sincere apology, and assurance that preventive action has been taken.