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To determine: Determine the UCL and LCL if the
Introduction: Control charts used to determine whether the process is under control or not. Attributes and variables are the factors under the control charts.
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To determine: Determine the UCL and LCL if the sample size is 50 and 3-sigma limits.
Introduction: Control charts used to determine whether the process is under control or not. Attributes and variables are the factors under the control charts.
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To determine: Determine the UCL and LCL if the sample size is 100 and 2-sigma limits.
Introduction: Control charts used to determine whether the process is under control or not. Attributes and variables are the factors under the control charts.
d)
To determine: Determine the UCL and LCL if the sample size is 50 and 2-sigma limits.
Introduction: Control charts used to determine whether the process is under control or not. Attributes and variables are the factors under the control charts.
e)
To determine: What happen to
Introduction: Control charts used to determine whether the process is under control or not. Attributes and variables are the factors under the control charts.
f)
To determine: Why LCL cannot be less than 0.
Introduction: Control charts used to determine whether the process is under control or not. Attributes and variables are the factors under the control charts.
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- Can you verify these answers please.arrow_forwardCan someone please explain how to find upper and lower limits using Excel? I am trying to answer this question: The overall average on a process you are attempting to monitor is 50.0 units. The process population standard deviation is 1.84 Sample size is given to be 4.a) Determine the 3-sigma x-chart control limits. Upper Control Limit (UCL) = ____units (round your response to two decimal places).arrow_forwardLower Range, Sample Size, n Mean Factor, Upper Range, DA A2 D3 2 1.880 3.268 3 1.023 2.574 4 0.729 2.282 5 0.577 2.115 6 0.483 2.004 7 0.419 1.924 0.076 8 0.373 1.864 0.136 0.337 1.816 0.184 10 0.308 1.777 0.223 12 0.266 1.716 0.284arrow_forward
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