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Sample Data - Minitab Exercises File
Sample Data - Minitab Exercises File
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You work for a shampoo manufacturer and need to ensur
27 2 loosely, they may fall off during shipping. If fastened too tig
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You collect a random sample of bottles and test the amoun
data and determine how clo
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anufacturer and need to ensure that the caps on your bottles are being fastened properly. If fastened too
ng shipping. If fastened too tightly, they may be hard for your customers to open (especially in the shower).
of bottles and test the amount of torque required to remove the caps. Create a histogram to evaluate the
data and determine how close the samples are to the target value of 18.
Durability Carpet Composition
18.95 1 A
12.62 1 B You want to examine the overall durabil
11.94 1 A Samples of the carpet products are placed in
14.42 1 B durability after 60 days. Create a boxplot t
durability score
10.06 2 A
7.19 2 B
7.03 2 A
14.66 2 B
10.92 3 A
13.28 3 B
14.52 3 A
12.51 3 B
10.46 4 A
21.4 4 B
18.1 4 A
22.5 4 B
mine the overall durability of your carpet products.
et products are placed in four homes and you measure
days. Create a boxplot to examine the distribution of
durability scores.
Diameter
74.03
74.002
74.019 An engine manufacturer uses a forging
process is in control, and now the qualit
73.992 is normally disctributed. They collect tw
74.008
73.995
73.992
74.001
74.011
74.004
73.988
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An engine manufacturer uses a forging process to produce piston rings. The forging
process is in control, and now the quality engineers want to assess whaether the data
is normally disctributed. They collect twenty-five samples of five piston rings.
Part Operator Response
1 1 0.65
1 1 0.6
2 1 1
2 1 1 An automotive supplier wants to know if the curr
3 1 0.85 the thickness
3 1 0.8
Ten parts that represent the expected range of
4 1 0.85 measured the thickness of each of the te
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5 1 0.55
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6 1 1
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8 2 0.75
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7 3 0.95
8 3 0.8
8 3 0.8
9 3 1.05
9 3 1.05
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plier wants to know if the currently used measurement system is precisely measuring
the thickness of an engine part.
present the expected range of the process variation were selected. Three operators
the thickness of each of the ten parts, two times per part, in a random order.
Appraiser Sample Trial Response Standard
Mike 1 1 5 5
Mike 1 2 5 5
Mike 2 1 3 3
Mike 2 2 3 3
Mike 3 1 1 1
Mike 3 2 1 1 A fabric company uses appraisers
Mike 4 1 2 2 consistency and correctness of the a
Mike 4 2 2 2 fabric twic
Mike 5 1 1 1
Mike 5 2 1 1
Mike 6 1 2 3
Mike 6 2 3 3
Mike 7 1 4 4
Mike 7 2 4 4
Mike 8 1 5 5
Mike 8 2 5 5
Mike 9 1 2 2
Mike 9 2 2 2
Mike 10 1 1 1
Mike 10 2 1 1
Mike 11 1 5 5
Mike 11 2 5 5
Mike 12 1 4 4
Mike 12 2 4 4
Mike 13 1 1 1
Mike 13 2 1 1
Mike 14 1 3 3
Mike 14 2 3 3
Mike 15 1 2 2
Mike 15 2 2 2
Mike 16 1 4 4
Mike 16 2 4 4
Mike 17 1 1 1
Mike 17 2 1 1
Mike 18 1 2 2
Mike 18 2 2 2
Mike 19 1 3 3
Mike 19 2 3 3
Mike 20 1 5 5
Mike 20 2 5 5
Mike 21 1 5 5
Mike 21 2 4 5
Mike 22 1 4 4
Mike 22 2 4 4
Mike 23 1 3 3
Mike 23 2 3 3
Mike 24 1 2 2
Mike 24 2 2 2
Mike 25 1 2 2
Mike 25 2 2 2
Mike 26 1 4 4
Mike 26 2 4 4
Mike 27 1 1 1
Mike 27 2 1 1
Mike 28 1 2 2
Mike 28 2 2 2
Mike 29 1 5 5
Mike 29 2 5 5
Mike 30 1 3 3
Mike 30 2 3 3
Amanda 1 1 5 5
Amanda 1 2 5 5
Amanda 2 1 3 3
Amanda 2 2 3 3
Amanda 3 1 1 1
Amanda 3 2 1 1
Amanda 4 1 2 2
Amanda 4 2 2 2
Amanda 5 1 1 1
Amanda 5 2 1 1
Amanda 6 1 2 3
Amanda 6 2 2 3
Amanda 7 1 4 4
Amanda 7 2 4 4
Amanda 8 1 5 5
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Amanda 9 1 2 2
Amanda 9 2 2 2
Amanda 10 1 1 1
Amanda 10 2 1 1
Amanda 11 1 5 5
Amanda 11 2 5 5
Amanda 12 1 4 4
Amanda 12 2 4 4
Amanda 13 1 1 1
Amanda 13 2 1 1
Amanda 14 1 3 3
Amanda 14 2 3 3
Amanda 15 1 2 2
Amanda 15 2 2 2
Amanda 16 1 4 4
Amanda 16 2 4 4
Amanda 17 1 1 1
Amanda 17 2 1 1
Amanda 18 1 2 2
Amanda 18 2 2 2
Amanda 19 1 3 3
Amanda 19 2 3 3
Amanda 20 1 5 5
Amanda 20 2 5 5
Amanda 21 1 5 5
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Amanda 22 1 4 4
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Amanda 23 1 3 3
Amanda 23 2 3 3
Amanda 24 1 2 2
Amanda 24 2 2 2
Amanda 25 1 2 2
Amanda 25 2 2 2
Amanda 26 1 4 4
Amanda 26 2 4 4
Amanda 27 1 1 1
Amanda 27 2 1 1
Amanda 28 1 2 2
Amanda 28 2 2 2
Amanda 29 1 5 5
Amanda 29 2 5 5
Amanda 30 1 3 3
Amanda 30 2 3 3
Eric 1 1 5 5
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Eric 4 1 2 2
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Eric 5 1 1 1
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Eric 22 1 4 4
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Eric 27 1 1 1
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Eric 30 1 3 3
Eric 30 2 3 3
Britt 1 1 5 5
Britt 1 2 5 5
Britt 2 1 3 3
Britt 2 2 3 3
Britt 3 1 1 1
Britt 3 2 1 1
Britt 4 1 2 2
Britt 4 2 2 2
Britt 5 1 1 1
Britt 5 2 1 1
Britt 6 1 2 3
Britt 6 2 2 3
Britt 7 1 4 4
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Britt 8 1 5 5
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Britt 9 1 2 2
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Britt 10 1 1 1
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Britt 12 1 4 4
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Britt 13 1 1 1
Britt 13 2 1 1
Britt 14 1 3 3
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Britt 15 1 2 2
Britt 15 2 2 2
Britt 16 1 4 4
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Britt 17 1 1 1
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Britt 19 1 3 3
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Britt 20 1 5 5
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Britt 21 1 5 5
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Britt 22 1 4 4
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Britt 23 1 3 3
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Britt 24 1 2 2
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Britt 25 1 2 2
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Britt 26 1 4 4
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Britt 27 1 1 1
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Britt 28 1 2 2
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Britt 29 1 5 5
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Britt 30 1 3 3
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c company uses appraisers to rate the print quality of cotton fabric on a 1-5 scale. To assess the
cy and correctness of the appraisers' ratings, four appraisers rated print quality on 30 samples of
fabric twice. Fabric samples were randomly presented
Diameter
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74.002
74.019 An engine manufacturer uses a forging p
73.992 rings. The forging process is in control, a
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73.995
engineers want to assess the process ca
73.992 twenty-five samples of five piston rings.
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piston ring diameter are 74.0 ± 0.05mm
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Ho Hb1=Hb2=Hb3=Hb4
Ha Hb1not =Hb2 not =Hb3 not =Hb4
Decision is based on the graphical a
ared the hardness of four different blends of
of each paint blend were applied to a small
al, cured, and measured for hardness.
1=Hb2=Hb3=Hb4
Hb2 not =Hb3 not =Hb4
s based on the graphical analysis of the outcome
A direct-mail firm chooses 1000 households at
receive advertisements for a new laundry deterg
1000 households that receive the mailing, 87 pu
detergent. The firm wants to determine if this su
greater than the industry average of 6.5
SR <= 0.065
SR > 0.065
N1 802
Employed 725 90.40% A university financial-aid office po
students to determine if male or fem
likely to obtain summer employment.
N2 712 sampled, 725 were employed during
Employed 573 80.48% 712 female students sampled, 5
Candidate preference
candidate preference
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metrics ( screening of Xs)
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You are interested in how well your com
5.14 1.307 Market research shows that customers
4.8 1.303 secon
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4 1.368 You collect a sample of batteries tha
3.8 1.222 measure the voltage remaining in each b
the length of time required for the ba
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5.68 1.182 flash recov
5.88 1.141
5.73 1.406
5.83 1.085
5.95 1.068
4.81 1.243
4.56 1.252
4.78 1.314
4.97 1.174
4.85 0.99
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6.07 1.261
6.36 1.31
6.4 1.075
6.42 1.087
4.94 1.096
5.11 1.456
5.17 1.101
5.07 1.032
5.31 1.176
6.88 1.095
6.69 1.124
7.01 1.075
7.08 0.967
7.16 1.121
5.34 1.143
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nterested in how well your company's camera batteries are meeting customers' needs.
esearch shows that customers become annoyed if they have to wait longer than 5.25
seconds between flashes.
ollect a sample of batteries that have been in use for varying amounts of time and
the voltage remaining in each battery immediately after a flash (VoltsAfter), as well as
ngth of time required for the battery to be able to flash again (flash recovery time,
ov). Create a scatterplot to examine the results. Include a reference line at the critical
flash recovery time of 5.25 seconds.
Salary Y Gender X1 Years X2
88 F 11
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75.3 M 7
96.4 M 20
87.7 M 8
58.1 F 3
63.1 F 4
58.5 M 2
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94.5 M 12
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94 F 14
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87.7 M 13
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83.4 F 8
90.8 M 12
78.5 F 5
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65.3 F 2
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83.8 M 7
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78.6 M 7
aceutical company wants to model the relationship between the
of research scientists and their gender, years of experience. The
pany wants to test the interactions between all predictors.
pH
A liquid detergent company wants to assess whether its proc
together a number of ingredients. The quality characteristic
25 conse
6.05
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nts to assess whether its process is in control. The company makes the liquid detergent in batches by mixing
ents. The quality characteristic of interest is the pH value for each batch. Measurements of the pH value for
25 consecutive batches were taken.
Length
You work at an automobile engine assembly plant. One of the parts, a camshaft, must be 6
There has been a chronic problem with camshaft length being out of specification, which ca
rework rates. Your supervisor wants to run X and R charts to monitor this characteristic, so
samples sets of 5 camshafts each) from all the camshafts used at the plant, and 1
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e parts, a camshaft, must be 600 mm +2 mm long to meet engineering specifications.
out of specification, which causes poor-fitting assemblies, resulting in high scrap and
monitor this characteristic, so for a month, you collect a total of 100 observations (20
hafts used at the plant, and 100 observations from each of your suppliers.
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phone service center wants to assess whether its call answering system is in control. The total
mber of incoming calls and the number of unanswered calls were recorded for 21 days. Each
unanswered call is a defective.
Defectives
5 A manufacturer of light bulbs wants to ass
8 bulbs were taken every hour for three shifts
13 not they light. Defec
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f light bulbs wants to assess whether or not its process is in control. Samples of light
very hour for three shifts (24 samples of 500 light bulbs) and tested to see whether or
not they light. Defectives are light bulbs that do not light.
sub group is constant
Wallpaper
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A wallpaper manufacturer wants to assess the stability of its printing process. S
rolls and the number of blemishes, which include print smears, pattern d
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ty of its printing process. Samples of 100 feet were taken from 25 wallpaper
ude print smears, pattern distortions, and missing ink, were counted.
Pages Typos
A stenographic company wants to assess the quality of its transcriptio
counted the number of typographical errors for each set. Each set ha
30 3 size varies. Typographical errors a
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s the quality of its transcription service. They sampled 25 sets of pages and
rors for each set. Each set had a different number of pages, so the sample
aries. Typographical errors are defects.