Assignment six = 20 points: Due by 4-4-13 at midnight.

1. In many educational institutions, the Athletic Department does a

better job of teaching teamwork than do the other schools. What
skills can AET faculty learn about teaching teamwork by
examining the analogy of a successful athletic team?

Team work is about everyone involved using their individual

talents toward a common goal in order to find a success. The
greatest teams in any sport have used the most talented
individuals with the proper attitude and work ethic to fulfill the
needs in order to succeed at the game they are playing.

The AET faculty can indeed learn from this by identifying the
talents of the students that are enrolled in the courses and
putting them together with other students that compliment those
talents. It is a little harder to identify the students who are
nontraditional and online, but in Masters work it should be
easier.

The AET department may consider making goals more apparent

to students. Everyone has to have a clearly stated goal to be
successful and gainful education should be one of them. But a
major contribution to the department as far as research or
development of a program may be on way to accomplish this.

2. The tensile strength of a fiber used in manufacturing cloth is of

interest to the purchaser. Previous experience indicates that the
standard deviation of tensile strength is 2 psi. A random sample
of eight fiber specimens is selected, and the average tensile
strength is found to be 127 psi.
Test the hypothesis that the mean tensile strength equals
125 psi versus the alternative that the mean exceeds 125
psi. Use =0.05.
(a)What is the P-value for this test?
One-Sample Z
 Test of mu = 125 vs > 125
The assumed standard deviation = 2

95%
Lower
N Mean SE Mean Bound Z P
8 127.000 0.707 125.837 2.83 0.002

(b)Discuss why a one-sided alternative was chosen in

part (a).
I used the greater than function for the z-test
because I was only interested in if the value of the
tensile strength was larger than 125, that is why I
chose the one sided test. If I wanted to know if it
were larger and smaller then that would require a
two sided test of the the values on both sides of
125.
(c) Construct a 95% lower confidence interval on the
mean tensile strength.
The 95% confidence level is 125.837.

3. (A machine is used to fill containers with a liquid product. Fill volume can be
assumed to be normally distributed. A random sample of 10 containers is
selected, and the net contents (oz) are as follows: 12.03, 12.01, 12.04,
12.02, 12.05, 11.98, 11.96, 12.02, 12.05, and 11.99.
(a) Suppose that the manufacturer wants to be sure that the mean net
content exceeds 12 oz. What conclusions can be drawn from the data
(use =0.01)?
One-Sample Z: C1

Test of mu = 12 vs > 12
The assumed standard deviation = 0.0303

99%
Lower
Variable N Mean StDev SE Mean Bound Z P
C1 10 12.0150 0.0303 0.0096 11.9927 1.57 0.059

(b) Construct a 95% two-sided confidence interval on the mean

fill volume.

One-Sample Z: C1

Test of mu = 12 vs not = 12
The assumed standard deviation = 0.0303

Variable N Mean StDev SE Mean 95% CI Z P

C1 10 12.0150 0.0303 0.0096 (11.9962, 12.0338) 1.57 0.117

4. Using the data bellow (Table 7.1 at your text) answer the
following question (Using Minitab).
 a. Calculate mean, mode, median, standard deviation and
variance for the data in Table 7.1.

Descriptive Statistics: Width

Variable N N* Mean SE Mean StDev Minimum Q1 Median Q3

Width 93 0 3.9948 0.000838 0.00808 3.9680 3.9900 3.9940 4.0000

Variable Maximum
Width 4.0210

Descriptive Statistics: Gauge

Variable N N* Mean SE Mean StDev Minimum Q1 Median

Gauge 93 0 0.24887 0.000438 0.00423 0.23900 0.24600 0.24900

Variable Q3 Maximum
Gauge 0.25000 0.27300

b. Draw the Histogram for width and analyze the graph.

Histogram of Width
Normal
35 Mean 3.995
StDev 0.008083
N 93
30

25
Frequency

20

15

10

0
3.97 3.98 3.99 4.00 4.01 4.02
Width

The distribution is normal and the bulk of the pieces falls at 3.99.

c. Using correlation coefficient formula or Minitab, find the

correlation coefficient between width and gauge. What does this
mean?

Correlations: Width, Gauge

Pearson correlation of Width and Gauge = -0.092
P-Value = 0.378

The correlation coefficient of -.092 means that width and gauge are very loosely
inversely proportional. That is, generally speaking, width and gauge move in
opposite directions and are loosely correlated.

5. Determine the trial central line and control limits for a p chart
using the following data, which are for the payment of dental
insurance claims. Plot the values on graph paper and determine
if the process is stable. If there are any out -of-control points,
assume an assignable cause and determine the revised central
line and control limits.
 P Chart of No. N.C
0.07 1

0.06

0.05
Proportion

0.04 UCL=0.04016

0.03

0.02 _
P=0.01747

0.01

0.00 LCL=0

1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25
Sample

P Chart of No. N.C

0.04
UCL=0.03676

0.03
Proportion

0.02
_
P=0.01542

0.01

0.00 LCL=0

1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23
Sample

6. Determine the trial limits and revised control limits for a u chart
using the data in the table for the surface finish of rolls of white
paper. Assume any out -of-control points have assignable
causes.
 U Chart of Total N.C
6
1
1
5 UCL=5.043
Sample Count Per Unit

4
_
U=3.315
3

2
LCL=1.588
1
1

1
0
1 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28
Sample
Tests performed with unequal sample sizes
 U Chart of Total N.C

5 UCL=5.097
Sample Count Per Unit

4
_
U=3.358
3

2
LCL=1.620

1
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23
Sample
Tests performed with unequal sample sizes

7. An np chart is to be established on a painting process that is in

statistical control. If 35 pieces are to be inspected every 4
hours, and the fraction nonconfonning is 0.06, determine the
central line and control limits.
 NP Chart of Inspected
40
1

30
Sample Count

20

10
UCL=6.31
__
NP=2.1
0 LCL=0

1
Sample

8. A quality technician has collected data on the count of rivet

nonconformities in four meters travel trailers. After 30 trailers,
the total count of non-conformities is 316. Trial control limits
have been determined and a comparison with the data shows
no out-of-control points. What is the recommendation for the
central line and the revised control limits for a count of
nonconformities chart?

If the data has been compared to the original data done for testing and
all of the data indicates there are no out of spec process controls, then
the revised control limits will have to be moved to fit the newly gathered
data for the next run. If the nonconformities occurred on the low side of
the spectrum, then move the revised control limits lower. If the
phenomenon occurred on the high side, then move the control limits up.