Question: 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

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:
Day Weight (ounces)
Monday 23222324
Tuesday 23211921
Wednesday 20192021
Thursday 18192019
Friday 18202220
If he uses upper and lower control limits of 22 and 18 ounces, what is his risk (alpha) of concluding this process is out of control when it is actually in control (Type I error)?

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