A Department Chair Wants to Monitor the Percentage of Failing

question 31

Essay

A department chair wants to monitor the percentage of failing students in classes in her department.Each class had an enrollment of 50 students last spring.The number of failing students in the 10 classes offered that term were 1,4,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,and 3,respectively.Compute the control limits for a p-chart at the 95% confidence level.Is the process in control?

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Definitions:

Performance Efficiency

An input measure of resource cost associated with goal accomplishment.

Resource Cost

The total expense incurred in order to utilize a resource, including acquisition, maintenance, and any associated operational costs.

Goal Accomplishment

involves successfully achieving predetermined objectives or targets set by an individual or organization.

Productivity

The efficiency at which goods or services are produced, often measured as the amount of output per unit of input.