Chapter 7: Design of Work Systems - Work Sampling
Analysis of a non-repetitive job: Given the following work sampling data, based upon 100 random observations of a particular worker:
Activity Times Observed
A 20
B 50
C 10
Others
What is the estimated sample proportion (p-hat) of time this worker spends performing Activity A? [0.2] Activity B? [0.5] Activity C? [0.1]
For a confidence level of 95.44% and a maximum error of 0.04, what should be the sample size for estimating the proportion of time spent performing Activity A? [400 observations] Activity B? [625 observations] Activity C? [225 observations]
Ratio-delay study: A total of 300 observations of a carnival ride operator indicated that he was busy working during 249 of the observations.
Find the percentage of time that he was working: [83%]
For a confidence level of 95% and a maximum allowable error of 3%, how many observations should be taken? [603 observations]