A Stent for Use in Coronary Surgery Requires a Special

question 49

Short Answer

A stent for use in coronary surgery requires a special coating. Specifications for this coating call for it to be at least 0.05 millimeters but no more than 0.15 millimeters. If, when the coating process is in control, the long-run average is 0.09 millimeters, what metric would be used to assess this process's capability?

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