TABLE 17-1 A Local Newspaper Has 10 Delivery Boys Who Each Deliver

Multiple Choice

TABLE 17-1
A local newspaper has 10 delivery boys who each deliver the morning paper to 50 customers every day. The owner decides to record the number of papers delivered on time for a 10-day period and construct a p chart to see whether the percentage is too erratic.

-Referring to Table 17-1, which expression best characterizes the p chart?

A) cycles
B) increasing trend
C) in-control
D) individual outliers