A Department Chair Wants to Monitor the Percentage of Failing

question 31

Essay

A department chair wants to monitor the percentage of failing students in classes in her department.Each class had an enrollment of 50 students last spring.The number of failing students in the 10 classes offered that term were 1,4,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,and 3,respectively.Compute the control limits for a p-chart at the 95% confidence level.Is the process in control?

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