Statistics for Business and Economics (13th Edition)
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Author: James T. McClave, P. George Benson, Terry Sincich
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 13, Problem 13.84ACB
Lengths of pencils. The length measurements of 20 consecutively produced pencils arc recorded in the table below.
- a. Construct a time series plot. Be sure to connect the plotted points and add a centerline
- b. Which type of variation pattern in Figure 13.6 best describes the pattern shown in your plot?
| Order of Production | Length (inches) | ||
| 1 | 7.47 | ||
| 2 | 7.48 | ||
| 3 | 7.51 | ||
| 4 | 7.49 | ||
| 5 | 7.50 | ||
| 6 | 7.51 | ||
| 7 | 7.48 | ||
| 8 | 7.49 | ||
| 9 | 7.48 | ||
| 10 | 7.50 | ||
| 11 | 7.57 | ||
| 12 | 7.56 | ||
| 13 | 7.55 | ||
| 14 | 7.58 | ||
| 15 | 7.56 | ||
| 16 | 7.59 | ||
| 17 | 7.57 | ||
| 18 | 7.55 | ||
| 19 | 7.56 | ||
| 20 | 7.58 | ||
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