Statistics for Business and Economics (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134506593
Author: James T. McClave, P. George Benson, Terry Sincich
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 13.7, Problem 13.58LM
Find the specification spread for each of the following:
a. USL = 19.65, LSL = 12.45
b. USL = .0010, LSL = .0008
c. USL = 1.43, LSL = 1.27
d. USL = 490, LSL = 486
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