A Quality Analyst Wants to Construct a Sample Mean Chart

question 83

Multiple Choice

A quality analyst wants to construct a sample mean chart for controlling a packaging process. He knows from past experience that whenever this process is in control, package weight is normally distributed with a mean of 20 ounces and a standard deviation of two ounces. Each day last week, he randomly selected four packages and weighed each

What is the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of sample means for whenever this process is in control?

• A)0.1 ounces
• B)0.4 ounces
• C)0.5 ounces
• D)1 ounce
• E)2 ounces

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