Samples of 5 items each were taken from a manufacturing process at regular intervals. A quality characteristic is measured and x̄ and R values are calculated for each sample. After 25 samples, we have:
∑_{i=1}^{25} x̄_i = 2,250. ∑_{i=1}^{25} R_i = 100
Assuming that the quality characteristic is normally distributed.
6. What is the estimated process standard deviation?
(a) 0.9 (b) 1.1 (c) 1.3 (d) 1.5 (e) 1.7
7. What is the lower control limit of the x̄-chart?
(a) 85 (b) 88 (c) 91 (d) 94 (e) 97
8. What is the upper control limit of the R-chart?
(a) 6.1 (b) 6.7 (c) 7.3 (d) 7.9 (e) 8.5