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Five whys (or 5 whys) is an iterative interrogative technique used to explore the cause-and-effect relationships underlying a particular problem. The primary goal of the technique is to determine the root cause of a defect or problem by repeating the question "why?" five times, each time directing the current "why" to the answer of the previous "why".

Five whys - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Iterative interrogative technique Not to be confused with Five Ws . Five whys (or 5 whys ) is an iterative interrogative technique used to explore the cause-and-effect relationships underlying a particular problem. [ 1 ] The primary goal of the technique is to determine the root cause of a defect or problem by repeating the question "why?" five times, each time directing the current "why" to the answer of the previous "why". [ 2 ] The method asserts that the answer to the final "why" asked in this manner should reveal

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