TABLE 18-3
a Quality Control Analyst for a Light Bulb

Multiple Choice

TABLE 18-3
A quality control analyst for a light bulb manufacturer is concerned that the time it takes to produce a batch of light bulbs is too erratic. Accordingly, the analyst randomly surveys 10 production periods each day for 14 days and records the sample mean and range for each day.
$$\begin{array} {ccc} \text { Day } & \bar { X } \text { (in minutes) } & R \\\hline1 & 58.5 & 5.1 \\2 & 47.6 & 7.8 \\3 & 64.3 & 6.1 \\4 & 60.6 & 5.7 \\5 & 63.7 & 6.2 \\6 & 57.5 & 6.0 \\7 & 55.0 & 5.4 \\8 & 54.9 & 6.1 \\9 & 55.0 & 5.9 \\10 & 62.7 & 5.0 \\11 & 61.9 & 7.1 \\12 & 60.0 & 6.5 \\13 & 58.3 & 5.9 \\14 & 52.0 & 5.2\end{array}$$
-Referring to Table 18-3, suppose the analyst constructs an R chart to see if the variability in production times is in-control. The R chart is characterized by which of the following?

A) jump in the level around which the observations vary
B) hugging the center line
C) hugging the control limits
D) increasing trend