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    Out of 110 diesel engines tested, a rework and repair facility found

    Step by step, show how to draw Pareto chart in excel. Out of 110 diesel engines tested, a rework and repair facility found 9 had leaky water pumps, 15 had faulty cylinders, 4 had ignition problems, 52 had oil leaks, and 30 had cracked blocks. Draw a Pareto chart to identify the key problem in the engines.

    The makeshift bar graph below compares the mean time in seconds for 7-yr old girls

    8. The makeshift bar graph below compares the mean time in seconds for 7-yr old girls to complete a certain task, to the mean time in seconds for 7-yr old boys to complete the same task. There is a statistical deception here. Explain what is deceptive about the bar graph. The shaded area above girls is at approx 65. The shaded a

    Determining Graphs for Data

    Please help, we are using average and I need to change my graph from percentages, however, it just goes into chaos when I try to adjust it to the numbers the graph I need. Thank you. 1.00- 1.5 = (1) = Significantly above 1.6 - 2.5 = (2) = Consistently better 2.6 - 3.5 = (3) = Consistently Achieve 3.6 - 4.5 = (4) = Not

    Question about bar graph

    The bar graph below compares the mean time in seconds for 7-yr old girls to complete a certain task to the mean time in seconds for 7-yr old boys to complete the same task. There is a statistical deception here. Explain what is deceptive about the bar graph.

    Class Survey Accumulated Data

    Dear OTA, Please explain with necessary steps. Thanks Categorical Data Sets: 1. Create a summary table for each data et. Expand them to include relative frequencies and percent frequencies. 2. Construct a pie chart for one of the sets (column C or D would be great). 3. Construct a bar chart for the other that wasn't

    Help with representing my data using graphs in Excel.

    I am looking for the best way to represent the enclosed data in an excel graph. Could anyone help with this? Additional information: 1. I would like to sort me data by plotting some bar charts with standard errors (one chart for each variable). 2. I know I will find some large error bars because I have some pretty sp

    Exam Score Frequency Question

    1. The exam scores of 19 students are as follow: 76, 74, 82, 96, 66, 76, 78,72, 52, 68, 86, 84, 62, 76, 78, 92, 82, 74, 88 a. Prepare a frequency distribution. b. Draw a stem-and-leaf plot. c. Construct a histogram with a class width of 1 and 5. d. Based on (a.) do you think a grouped freque

    Statistics Questions

    3. What is an example of a research problem at your organization that would benefit from the use of either descriptive statistics or probability distribution? Please provide a short background and how you would apply the concept. 5. Describe a possible application of Control Chart in your personal life. Please be specif

    Inflation Problems

    Everyone complains about the high price of gasoline. You may have heard some adults talk about the "good old days" when gasoline sold for about 30 cents a gallon. Those "good old days" were the 1960s and early 1970s. How "good" were they? In real terms, how high is the current price of gasoline? Use the following data from the N

    OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

    An automatic filling machine is used to fill 1 liter bottles of cola. The machine's output is approximately normal with a mean of 1.0 liter and a standard deviation of .01 liter. Output is monitored using means of samples of 25 observations. A) Determine upper and lower control limits that will include roughly 97 percent o

    Market analysis pie graph

    See attached file for full problem description. Market Analysis Your Fireplace Shop focuses on selling primarily to homeowners. In fact, according to a survey done by the HPBA, homeowners are looking for cleaner, more efficient options for heating their homes. So, over 1fifty-one percent of homeowners believe that insta

    X bar and R chart, Cp

    The specification height for a small pin is 20 +/-.05 millimeters. The cutting process has a standard deviation of 0.018 millimeters. Calculate the Cp index for this process. From this index is the process in control. I am given certain data-- How do I need to set up an X-Bar and an R-chart with the data I'm given

    Bar Graph and Histogram Instructions

    I have been attempting to do a bar graph and a histogram graph on the computer for a couple of days from the information below. I have tried all the on-line examples of how to make a graph and no luck. I am not computer literate at all. could you provide maybe a simple web-site or step by step instructions how to complete these

    Tabular and Graphical Presentations : Histograms, Bar Graphs and Pie Charts

    In alphabetical order, the six most common last names in the United States are Brown, Davis, Johnson, Jones, Smith and Williams (Time Almanac 2001). Assume that a sample of 50 individuals with one of these last names provide the following data. Please look at excel file. Summarize the data by constructing the following: A

    Excel chart for sample survey data.

    The problem regards a survey that was conducted among 64 students - 30 female; 34 male - to determine the likelihood that they would be interested in purchasing t-shirts, specifically only 2 types. The survey asks for the gender, age, income, GPA and provides 5 choices regarding the t-shirts: 1) strongly prefer the red t-shirt;

    Sample/Control Shart

    A process that produces titanium forgings for automobile turbocharger wheels is to be controlled through use of a fraction nonconforming chart. Initially, one sample of size 150 is taken each day for 20 days, and the results shown here are observed. (a) Establish a control chart to monitor future production. (b) What is the

    Quality Management Tool

    Assume the role of team facilitators. prepare a presentation illustrated with 4 slides describing various quality management tools and their applications. Use histograms. Point form would be sufficient. Thank you.

    Scatter plot or scatter diagram

    What kind of information or data is used in a scatter plot or scatter diagram? Could I use any healthcare information in this?

    Graph and relative frequency distribution.

    1. In one of my classes, the following were the grades earned by the students. Provide a properly labeled Frequency Distribution Table (including relative frequency), and a Bar Graph of the Frequency and Relative Frequency. If A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, and F=0, what was the overall "mean grade" to two significant figures. Does thi

    Straight line and its graph

    1. Answer true or false to each statement and explain your answers. a. The straight-line graph of a linear equation slopes upward unless the slope is 0. b. The value of the y-intecept has no effect on the direction that the straight-line graph of a linear equation slopes. 2. Richard's Heating and Cooling in Prescott, Arizon

    Analysis of GEYSER data.

    A geyser is a hot spring that occasionally becomes unstable and erupts hot water and steam into the air. The "Old Faithful" geyser at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming is probably the most famous geyser in the world. Visitors to the park try to arrive at the geyser site to see it erupt without having to wait too long; the nam

    Statistical Quality Control

    Graduate Level: How is the concept of statistical quality control used in continuous improvement? Discuss with examples.

    Statistical Techniques in Business & Economics

    Multiple Choice Statistics (Statistical Techniques in Business & Economics, 11th ed.) Lind et al. --- 1. The quality management points of Deming: a. emphasized that quality originates from improving the process, not from inspection. b. Identified production quotas and merit systems as crucial to quality improvement. c.

    Statistics : Coin Flips and Scatter Diagram (Scatter-Plot)

    12. 10 homeowners were randomly selected from the population of homeowners in Charlotte. The table below shows the tax value and 2005 gross income for each homeowner, both in 1 000s of $. Draw a scatter diagram for this sample. tax value [TABLE] 13. If a fair coin is tossed 5 times, what is the probability that it will land h

    MS Excel as a tool for interpreting data

    Describe ways in which the use of MS Excel as a tool for interpreting data can be used by a manager of an organization. What potential legal and ethical issues could arise if the information gained in this survey was used to create an ideal profile of characteristics that the company looked for when hiring employees?

    Creating Pie chart on Excel

    Please help me make a pie chart on excel using the following data. (See attached file for full problem description)