I’ve done webinars and written articles on how analytics could be used by quality auditors.  Here are a couple of good articles giving more detail, albeit related to financial or IT audits.  However, the concepts and techniques are applicable in any field where there is data.

Introduction to Data Analysis for Auditors and Accountants

https://www.isaca.org/Journal/archives/2016/volume-6/Pages/advanced-data-analytics-for-it-auditors.aspx