Question: The data in Table 1 below presents 20 subgroups of five measurements on the critical dimensions of a component produced by a machining process. The
The data in Table 1 below presents 20 subgroups of five measurements on the critical dimensions of a component produced by a machining process.
The specification dimensions for the component are 305 5 mm
Step 1. Set up average and range control charts for the process:
- by manually calculating the average, upper control limits and lower control limits using the M&B statistical tables.
| Sample | x1 | x2 | x3 | x4 | x5 |
| 1 | 308.1 | 300.8 | 308.7 | 307.4 | 305.4 |
| 2 | 309.3 | 302.1 | 305.0 | 304.0 | 302.3 |
| 3 | 305.9 | 305.6 | 304.2 | 305.0 | 307.4 |
| 4 | 308.5 | 306.5 | 300.2 | 302.6 | 300.2 |
| 5 | 308.2 | 303.8 | 307.1 | 302.4 | 300.9 |
| 6 | 302.8 | 302.0 | 305.0 | 305.0 | 305.8 |
| 7 | 300.4 | 304.3 | 302.8 | 308.5 | 309.3 |
| 8 | 302.7 | 301.1 | 304.0 | 303.9 | 305.1 |
| 9 | 306.4 | 306.2 | 304.7 | 307.1 | 303.2 |
| 10 | 305.0 | 305.4 | 309.1 | 308.3 | 300.4 |
| 11 | 309.6 | 307.9 | 301.1 | 303.7 | 300.5 |
| 12 | 305.3 | 300.2 | 300.4 | 302.4 | 305.1 |
| 13 | 305.7 | 301.8 | 309.5 | 303.3 | 301.8 |
| 14 | 308.6 | 309.0 | 301.9 | 300.2 | 301.1 |
| 15 | 300.1 | 304.6 | 305.1 | 303.8 | 309.6 |
| 16 | 305.2 | 301.0 | 304.6 | 300.2 | 307.3 |
| 17 | 305.9 | 305.3 | 301.5 | 307.9 | 305.0 |
| 18 | 309.7 | 300.3 | 300.5 | 309.0 | 300.5 |
| 19 | 303.4 | 300.0 | 301.6 | 308.4 | 304.2 |
| 20 | 304.8 | 308.3 | 309.6 | 301.8 | 302.7 |
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