MA570 – Statistics I

Dropbox Assignment 10 (30Marks)

Complete your and save into a Word document. Submit a single Word document in the dropbox for grading. For any required
graphing, use StatCrunch, Excel, or Minitab.

1. Statistical Process Control (15 marks)

A new coin machine printing nickels is being tested by the Mint. Ten samples, with each using 10
nickles, are weighed. Each nickle should weigh 5 g and each sample should weigh 50g. The data
collected is shown in the chart below:

Sample Sample Mean (g) Range (g)

1 49.998 0.017
2 50.001 0.011
3 50.025 0.025
4 50.121 0.005
5 50.012 0.001
6 49.953 0.004
7 49.999 0.007
8 50.002 0.022
9 50.007 0.001
10 49.099 0.014

A) Determine the upper and lower control limits and the overall mean for the x bar chart and the R chart
(8 marks)
B) Draw the charts and plot the values of the sample means and range. (4 marks)
C) Does the data indicate that the mint should invest in this new machine? Explain (3marks)

See the next page for Q2.

 Q2. Against All Odds: Read or watch Video Unit 23 Control Chart
https://archive.learner.org/courses/againstallodds/unitpages/unit23.html
Control Charts: This quality control method helped Quest Diagnostic streamline and improve their system for processing and testing
lab samples so they could meet their nightly deadlines.
As you watch the video, please complete the following questionnaire and submit with your assignment. (15 Marks)
1. ____________________________ was among the first to champion the idea of statistical process management.
2. Deming’s emphasis on long term thinking and ________________________ improvement were vital in bringing
about the so-called “Japanese Miracle.”
3. In statistics, a process is a chain of steps that turns inputs into outputs. Statisticians say a process that’s running
smoothly with its variables staying within an expected range is
______________________________________________
4. How many tests per day does Quest Labs perform? _______________________________
5. A patient’s __________________ is the input of the process at Quest. The __________________ is the output.
6. Tests are sorted by ______________________________ and ______________________________ of test.
7. Quest’s Seattle processing lab aimed to get all specimens logged an and ready by _____________
8. Quest needed to know where the process stood at present. How close were they to meeting that 2 a.m.
___________ and how much did finish times ____________?
9. _________________________________variation is due to the day to day factors that influence a process. Some
examples of this type of variation at Quest are________________________________________ and
___________________________________________.
10. Special Cause variation: Sudden unpredictable events that can throw a wrench into the works. Some examples
for Quest are _____________________________; ____________________________________
11. Control Charts: The centre line is the ___________________________ finish time of ___________________
12. The control limits are set ___________________standard deviation __________________ and
_________________ the target.
13. In a normal distribution 99.7% of the data is within __________________ standard deviation of the mean.
14. One dead giveaway that the finish times are out of control is if a point falls ___________________ the control
limits.
15. Data begins to look “suspicious when they have this many point on this side of the ______________________ or
there’s some ____________________ that is more than ______________________.
16. The company remodelled the entire department the changed brought the mean finish time much closer to the
_______________________ target. The remaining variation clustered more tightly around the ______________.
17. Once you have fundamentally improved the process and changed it, that’s when you recalculate the
____________________________________________.