West Battery Corp. has recently been receiving complaints from retailers that its​ 9-volt batteries are not lasting as long as other name brands. James​ West, head of the TQM program at​ West's Austin​ plant, believes there is no problem because his batteries have had an average life of 60 ​hours, about​ 10% longer than​ competitors' models. To raise the lifetime above this level would require a new level of technology not available to West. ​ Nevertheless, he is concerned enough to set up hourly assembly line checks.​ Previously, after ensuring that the process was running​ properly, West took samples of 5 ​9-volt batteries for 25 test to establish the standards for control chart limits. Those 25 tests are shown in the following​ table:                                                                                                                                                                                    Sample Data   Sample Data Hour Sample Taken 1 2 3 4 5 x R Hour Sample Taken 1 2 3 4 5 x R 1 62 59 51 61 61 58.8 11 14 61 67 50 61 55 58.8 17 2 55 57 70 56 46 56.8 24 15 68 53 62 68 68 63.8 15 3 59 46 59 48 68 56.0 22 16 73 58 53 42 65 58.2 31 4 66 81 61 51 60 63.8 30 17 51 49 60 68 58 57.2 19 5 58 47 87 47 58 59.4 40 18 74 61 53 66 60 62.8 21 6 70 71 62 65 65 66.6 9 19 68 62 61 57 59 61.4 11 7 46 42 59 57 65 53.8 23 20 71 59 51 50 60 58.2 21 8 62 78 62 54 50 61.2 28 21 61 58 58 68 50 59.0 18 9 55 62 56 56 55 56.8 7 22 65 50 67 59 56 59.4 17 10 81 55 59 58 52 61.0 29 23 58 59 59 59 58 58.6 1 11 68 65 73 54 47 61.4 26 24 60 59 60 61 61 60.2 2 12 66 64 58 53 71 62.4 18 25 62 59 60 61 71 62.6 12 13 51 79 69 55 53 61.4 28                   This exercise contains only parts a and b. Part 2 ​a) For the given​ data, the x ​= 59.98559.985 hours ​(round your response to three decimal​ places). Part 3 For the given​ data, mean range​ = 19.219.2 hours ​(round your response to two decimal​ places). Part 4 With ​z=3​, the control limits for the mean chart​ are:                                                UCLx ​= 71.06271.062 hours ​(round your response to three decimal​ places). Part 5                                                LCLx ​= 48.90648.906 hours ​(round your response to three decimal​ places). Part 6 The control limits for the range chart​ are:                                                   UCLR​= 40.6140.61 hours ​(round your response to two decimal​ places). Part 7                                                 LCLR ​= 00 hours ​(round your response to two decimal​ places). Part 8 With these limits​ established, West now takes 5 more hours of​ data, which are shown in the following table. Calculate the mean and range for each hour that the sample data is taken. ​(Enter your responses for the mean to one decimal place and enter your responses for the range as whole​ numbers.)                                                                                                                       Sample Data     Hour Sample Taken 1 2 3 4 5 x R 26 58 63 50 67 71 enter your response here enter your response here 27 55 64 58 56 77 enter your response here enter your response here 28 72 60 59 55 63 enter your response here enter your response here 29 66 79 55 62 70 enter your response here enter your response here 30 56 47 56 65 63 enter your response here enter your response here

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West Battery Corp. has recently been receiving complaints from retailers that its​ 9-volt batteries are not lasting as long as other name brands. James​ West, head of the TQM program at​ West's Austin​ plant, believes there is no problem because his batteries have had an average life of 60
​hours, about​ 10% longer than​ competitors' models. To raise the lifetime above this level would require a new level of technology not available to West. ​ Nevertheless, he is concerned enough to set up hourly assembly line checks.​ Previously, after ensuring that the process was running​ properly, West took samples of 5 ​9-volt batteries for 25 test to establish the standards for control chart limits. Those 25 tests are shown in the following​ table:
                                                                                                                                                                                
 
Sample Data
 
Sample Data
Hour Sample Taken
1
2
3
4
5
x
R
Hour Sample Taken
1
2
3
4
5
x
R
1
62
59
51
61
61
58.8
11
14
61
67
50
61
55
58.8
17
2
55
57
70
56
46
56.8
24
15
68
53
62
68
68
63.8
15
3
59
46
59
48
68
56.0
22
16
73
58
53
42
65
58.2
31
4
66
81
61
51
60
63.8
30
17
51
49
60
68
58
57.2
19
5
58
47
87
47
58
59.4
40
18
74
61
53
66
60
62.8
21
6
70
71
62
65
65
66.6
9
19
68
62
61
57
59
61.4
11
7
46
42
59
57
65
53.8
23
20
71
59
51
50
60
58.2
21
8
62
78
62
54
50
61.2
28
21
61
58
58
68
50
59.0
18
9
55
62
56
56
55
56.8
7
22
65
50
67
59
56
59.4
17
10
81
55
59
58
52
61.0
29
23
58
59
59
59
58
58.6
1
11
68
65
73
54
47
61.4
26
24
60
59
60
61
61
60.2
2
12
66
64
58
53
71
62.4
18
25
62
59
60
61
71
62.6
12
13
51
79
69
55
53
61.4
28
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This exercise contains only parts a and b.
Part 2
​a) For the given​ data, the x ​= 59.98559.985
hours ​(round your response to three decimal​ places).
Part 3
For the given​ data, mean range​ = 19.219.2
hours ​(round your response to two decimal​ places).
Part 4 With ​z=3​, the control limits for the mean chart​ are:                                               
UCLx ​= 71.06271.062
hours ​(round your response to three decimal​ places).
Part 5                                               
LCLx ​=
48.90648.906
hours ​(round your response to three decimal​ places).
Part 6
The control limits for the range chart​ are:
 
                                               
UCLR​= 40.6140.61 hours ​(round your response to two decimal​ places).
Part 7
                                               
LCLR ​= 00 hours ​(round your response to two decimal​ places).
Part 8
With these limits​ established, West now takes 5 more hours of​ data, which are shown in the following table. Calculate the mean and range for each hour that the sample data is taken. ​(Enter your responses for the mean to one decimal place and enter your responses for the range as whole​ numbers.)
                                                                                                                   
 
Sample Data
 
 
Hour Sample Taken
1
2
3
4
5
x
R
26
58
63
50
67
71
enter your response here
enter your response here
27
55
64
58
56
77
enter your response here
enter your response here
28
72
60
59
55
63
enter your response here
enter your response here
29
66
79
55
62
70
enter your response here
enter your response here
30
56
47
56
65
63
enter your response here
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