QUESTION 1: Auto pistons at Wemming Chung’s plant in Shanghai are

produced in a forging process, and the diameter is a critical factor that must

be controlled. From sample sizes of 10 pistons produced each day, the mean

and the range of this diameter have been as follows:

a) What is the value of x˭?

b) What is the value of R͞?

c) What are the UCLx͞ and LCLx͞ ? Plot the data.

d) What are the UCLR and LCLR ? Plot the data.

 QUESTION 2: You are attempting to develop a quality monitoring system

for some parts purchased from Charles Sox Manufacturing Co. These parts are

either good or defective. You have decided to take a sample of 100 units.

Develop a table of the appropriate upper and lower control chart limits for

various values of the average fraction defective in the samples taken. The

values for p in this table should range from 0.02 to 0.10 in increments of 0.02.

Develop the upper and lower control limits for a 99.73% confidence level.
 QUESTION 3: The school board is trying to evaluate a new math program

introduced to second-graders in five elementary schools across the county

this year. A sample of the student scores on standardized math tests in each

elementary school yielded the following data:

Construct a c -chart for test errors, and set the control limits to contain

99.73% of the random variation in test scores. What does the chart tell you?