Other Variable Control Charts
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1. A local doctor’s office tracks the number of insurance claim rejections on a monthly basis. From the following information, create a chart for individuals with a moving-range chart. Interpret the chart.
|
Month |
# of rejected claims |
|
Nov. |
42 |
|
Dec. |
31 |
|
Jan. |
58 |
|
Feb. |
46 |
|
Mar. |
58 |
|
Apr. |
48 |
|
May |
42 |
|
June |
65 |
|
July |
78 |
|
Aug |
74 |
|
Sept. |
58 |
|
Oct. |
59 |
|
Nov. |
45 |
|
Dec. |
46 |
2. Eighteen successive heats of steel alloy are tested for Rockwell hardness. The resulting data are shown below. Setup control limits for the moving average and moving range charts for a sample size of n=4.
|
Heat |
Hardness |
Heat |
Hardness |
|
1 |
0.806 |
10 |
0.809 |
|
2 |
0.814 |
11 |
0.808 |
|
3 |
0.810 |
12 |
0.810 |
|
4 |
0.820 |
13 |
0.812 |
|
5 |
0.819 |
14 |
0.810 |
|
6 |
0.815 |
15 |
0.809 |
|
7 |
0.817 |
16 |
0.807 |
|
8 |
0.810 |
17 |
0.807 |
|
9 |
0.811 |
18 |
0.800 |
