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a)
To determine: The upper and lower control limits for the control chart and graph the data.
Introduction: A process is said to be operating in “statistical control” when all the variations in the process that are due to assignable causes have been identified and removed. In other words, the only variations are due to natural causes. In such a state, the process is said to be in “statistical control”
b)
To determine: Whether the process is in control
Introduction: A process is said to be operating in “statistical control” when all the variations in the process that are due to assignable causes have been identified and removed. In other words, the only variations are due to natural causes. In such a state, the process is said to be in “statistical control”
c)
To determine: The control limits, if the sample size is 100.
Introduction: A process is said to be operating in “statistical control” when all the variations in the process that are due to assignable causes have been identified and removed. In other words, the only variations are due to natural causes. In such a state, the process is said to be in “statistical control”
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