TABLE 17-3 A Quality Control Analyst for a Light Bulb Manufacturer Is

question 86

Multiple Choice

TABLE 17-3
A quality control analyst for a light bulb manufacturer is concerned that the time it takes to produce a batch of light bulbs is too erratic. Accordingly, the analyst randomly surveys 10 production periods each day for 14 days and records the sample mean and range for each day.

-Referring to Table 17-3, suppose the sample mean and range data were based on 11 observations per day instead of 10. How would this change affect the lower and upper control limits of the R chart?

• A) LCL would increase; UCL would decrease.
• B) LCL would remain the same; UCL would decrease.
• C) Both LCL and UCL would remain the same.
• D) LCL would decrease; UCL would increase.

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