Introduction to Statistical Quality Control

7th Edition

ISBN: 9781118146811

Author: Montgomery, Douglas C.

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

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Chapter 3, Problem 56E

A lightbulb has a normally distributed light output with mean 5000 end foot-candles and standard deviation of 50 end foot-candles. Find a lower specification limit such that only 0.5% of the bulbs will not exceed this limit.

Features Features Normal distribution is characterized by two parameters, mean (µ) and standard deviation (σ). When graphed, the mean represents the center of the bell curve and the graph is perfectly symmetric about the center. The mean, median, and mode are all equal for a normal distribution. The standard deviation measures the data's spread from the center. The higher the standard deviation, the more the data is spread out and the flatter the bell curve looks. Variance is another commonly used measure of the spread of the distribution and is equal to the square of the standard deviation.

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Introduction to Statistical Quality Control

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Ch. 3 - Construct and interpret a normal probability plot...Ch. 3 - Construct and interpret a normal probability plot...Ch. 3 - Construct a normal probability plot of the failure...Ch. 3 - Construct a normal probability plot of the...Ch. 3 - Consider the viscosity data in Exercise 3.10....Ch. 3 - Table 3E.4 contains 20 observations on cycles to...Ch. 3 - An important quality characteristic of water is...Ch. 3 - Consider the outpatient service times in Exercise...Ch. 3 - Consider the call handling limes in Exercise 3.4....Ch. 3 - Consider the viscosity data in Exercise 3.10....Ch. 3 - Reconsider the yield data in Exercise 3.9....Ch. 3 - Consider the concentration of suspended solids...Ch. 3 - Consider the chemical process yield data in...Ch. 3 - Consider the chemical process yield data in...Ch. 3 - Construct a box plot for the data in Exercise 3.1.Ch. 3 - Construct a box plot for the data in Exercise 3.2.Ch. 3 - Suppose that two fair dice are tossed and the...Ch. 3 - Find the mean and variance of the random variable...Ch. 3 - A mechatronic assembly is subjected to a final...Ch. 3 - The probability distribution of x is f(x) = kex, 0...Ch. 3 - The random variable x takes on the values 1, 2, or...Ch. 3 - The probability distribution of the discrete...Ch. 3 - A manufacturer of electronic calculators offers a...Ch. 3 - The net contents in ounces of canned soup is a...Ch. 3 - A production process operates with 1 %...Ch. 3 - Continuation of Exercise 3.35. Consider the...Ch. 3 - A random sample of 50 units is drawn from a...Ch. 3 - A sample of 100 units is selected from a...Ch. 3 - Suppose that 10% of the adult population has blood...Ch. 3 - Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic are...Ch. 3 - A stock brokerage has four computers that are used...Ch. 3 - A computer system uses passwords consisting of the...Ch. 3 - An electronic component for a medical X-ray unit...Ch. 3 - A lot of size N = 30 contains three nonconforming...Ch. 3 - A textbook has 500 pages on which typographical...Ch. 3 - Surface-finish defects in a small electric...Ch. 3 - Glass bottles are formed by pouring molten glass...Ch. 3 - The billing department of a major credit card...Ch. 3 - A production process operates in one of two...Ch. 3 - An inspector is looking for nonconforming welds in...Ch. 3 - The tensile strength of a metal part is normally...Ch. 3 - The output voltage of a power supply is normally...Ch. 3 - Continuation of Exercise 3.52. Reconsider the...Ch. 3 - If x is normally distributed with mean and...Ch. 3 - The life of an automotive battery is normally...Ch. 3 - A lightbulb has a normally distributed light...Ch. 3 - Derive the mean and variance of the binomial...Ch. 3 - Derive the mean and variance of the Poisson...Ch. 3 - Derive the mean and variance of the exponential...Ch. 3 - Derive the mean and variance of the geometric...

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