[Solution Library] Small boxes of NutraFlakes cereal are labeled "net weight 10 ounces." Each hour, random samples of size n = 4 boxes are weighed to check


Question: Small boxes of NutraFlakes cereal are labeled "net weight 10 ounces." Each hour, random samples of size n = 4 boxes are weighed to check process control. Five hours of observations yielded the following:

Weight
Time Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4
9 A.M. 9.8 10.4 9.9 10.3
10 A.M. 10.1 10.2 9.9 9.8
11 A.M. 9.9 10.5 10.3 10.1
Noon 9.7 9.8 10.3 10.2
1 P.M. 9.7 10.1 9.9 9.9

Using these data and the information in the Control Chart Limits Factors Table below (if you are doing it by hand), construct limits for xbar- and R-charts. Is the process in control? What other steps should the QC department follow at this point?

Control Chart Limits Factors
Sample Size
n
Mean Factor
A 2
Upper Range
D 4
Lower Range
D 3
2 1.880 3.628 0
3 1.023 2.574 0
4 0.729 2.282 0
5 0.577 2.114 0
6 0.483 2.004 0
7 0.419 1.924 0.076
8 0.373 1.864 0.136
9 0.337 1.816 0.184
10 0.308 1.777 0.223
12 0.266 1.716 0.284

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