Sarah Soliz, Director of Quality Programs, Is Designing $\bar { x }$

question 52

Multiple Choice

Sarah Soliz, Director of Quality Programs, is designing $\bar { x }$ and R charts for the rod shearing process at Stockton Steel.She has 26 samples of rod length, and each sample included measurements of 5 rods.The mean of the 26 sample means is 112 inches, and mean of the 26 ranges is 0.15 inch.The centerline for her $\bar { x }$ chart is _________.

• A)5
• B)26
• C)0.15
• D)11.2
• E)112

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