Pareto ordering puts larger defect counts first while keeping tied input order stable.

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Largest first

Scratch has the largest count, then Dent.

Scratch, then Dent\text{Scratch, then Dent}
Cumulative Pareto valuesThe chart orders defects by count and shows cumulative counts and shares.cumulative Pareto valuestotal defects 30; top two share 2/3Scratch12cum 122/5Dent8cum 202/3Label5cum 255/6Seal5cum 301rankdefectcountcum countcum share1Scratch12122/52Dent8202/33Label5255/64Seal5301deterministic defect tally arithmetic only

Ties stay stable

Label and Seal are tied, so their pinned input order is kept.

tied counts keep pinned order\text{tied counts keep pinned order}
Cumulative Pareto valuesThe chart orders defects by count and shows cumulative counts and shares.cumulative Pareto valuestotal defects 30; top two share 2/3Scratch12cum 122/5Dent8cum 202/3Label5cum 255/6Seal5cum 301rankdefectcountcum countcum share1Scratch12122/52Dent8202/33Label5255/64Seal5301deterministic defect tally arithmetic only