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Instruction 8-3 A Quality Control Engineer Is Interested in the Mean Length

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Instruction 8-3
A quality control engineer is interested in the mean length of timber poles being cut automatically by machine.The desired length of the insulation is 12 metres.It is known that the standard deviation in the cutting length is 0.15 metres.A sample of 70 cut poles yields a mean length of 12.14 metres.This sample will be used to obtain a 99% confidence interval for the mean length cut by machine.
-Referring to Instruction 8-3,suppose the engineer had decided to estimate the mean length to within 0.03 with 99% confidence.Then the sample size would be ________.


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Machine-Hours

A measure of the total time machinery is in operation during a specified period, often used in allocating manufacturing overhead costs.

Production Departments

Specific divisions within a manufacturing organization tasked with producing the company's products.

Direct Labor-Hours

A measure of the total hours worked by employees directly involved in the production process, used for costing and efficiency analysis.

Manufacturing Overhead

All indirect costs associated with manufacturing, excluding direct materials and direct labor, such as utilities, depreciation, and maintenance of factory equipment.

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