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ISYE 3039 Methods For Quality Improvement Spring 2013 in Class Quiz 1 Solution Jan 29 2013

This document contains solutions to two problems from an in-class quiz on quality improvement methods. The first problem involves matching confidence intervals at different significance levels (α = 0.1, 0.05, 0.01) to piston ring diameter measurements. The second problem determines whether a binomial approximation can be used to calculate acceptance probabilities for lots of piston rings under different sampling sizes.

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ISYE 3039 Methods For Quality Improvement Spring 2013 in Class Quiz 1 Solution Jan 29 2013

This document contains solutions to two problems from an in-class quiz on quality improvement methods. The first problem involves matching confidence intervals at different significance levels (α = 0.1, 0.05, 0.01) to piston ring diameter measurements. The second problem determines whether a binomial approximation can be used to calculate acceptance probabilities for lots of piston rings under different sampling sizes.

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ISYE3039MethodsforQualityImprovement

Spring2013
InClassQuiz1Solution
Jan292013
Problem1
Theinsidediametersofforgedpistonringsinacarengineareknowntohaveastandarddeviation
of0.05mm.Arandomsampleof25pistonringshasanaverageinsidediameterof74.625mm.
(a) Threeconfidenceintervalsareconstructedatdifferentlevels( = u.1, u.uS anu u.u1)butthe
ordersarelost.Canyoumatcheachconfidenceintervalwiththerightlevel?
a) (74.6054,74.6446)
b) (74.59924,74.65076)
c) (74.60855,74.64145)
Answer:thewidertheconfidenceinterval,thelowerthe level.Thus
a) is0.05
b) is0.01
c) is0.1

(b) Ifonewantstotestwhetherthemeaninsidediameteris74.6mmwithtwosidedalternative
at =0.01,whatisyourconclusion?Howaboutat =0.05? =0.1?
Answer:Youdonothavetocalculateanything.Recalltherelationshipbetweenhypothesistesting
andconfidenceinterval.Ifthevalueyouaretestingisintheconfidenceinterval,youDONOTreject,
andviceversa.Sofor74.6,itisintheconfidenceintervalatlevel0.01,soyouDONOTrejectthe
testat =0.01.Butfor =0.05and0.1,74.6isNOTinsidetheirconfidenceintervals,soyoureject

Problem2
ThesameforgedpistonringsisproducedinlotsofsizeN=50.Anacceptancetestingprocedureis
used to protect against lots that contain too many nonconforming components. The procedure
consistsofselectingfivecomponentsatrandomfromthelot(withoutreplacement)andtesting
them.Ifnoneofthecomponentsisnonconforming,thelotisaccepted.
(a) Canyouuseabinomialapproximationtocalculatetheprobabilityoflotacceptanceinsteadof
hypergeometricdistribution?
Answer:Theruleofthumbaboutusingbinomialapproximationisthat
n
N
u.1.Inthiscase,
n
N
=
5
50
= u.1,soyoucanuseabinomialapproximation

(b) Ifoneincreasesthetestingsamplesizetoten,canyoustilluseabinomialapproximation?
Answer:Thesameideahere,butyouhave
10
50
= u.2 > u.1.SoabinomialapproximationisNOT
acceptable

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