4.  Organic Grains LLC uses statistical process control to ensure that its​ health-conscious, low-fat, multigrain sandwich loaves have the proper weight.   Based on a previously stable and​ in-control process, the control limits of the x​- and​ R-charts are:   UCLx ​= 5.35​, LCLx ​= 4.93​; UCLR ​= 0.894​, LCLR ​= 0.   Over the past few​ days, they have taken five random samples of four loaves each and have found the​ following:                                                                                               Net Weight Sample Loaf​ # 1 Loaf​ # 2 Loaf​ # 3 Loaf​ # 4 1 4.9 5.2 5.1 5.0 2 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.3 3 4.9 5.2 4.9 5.2 4 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.5 5 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.0 Part 2 Based on the x​-chart, is one or more samples beyond the control​ limits? ▼   No Yes .

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Organic Grains LLC uses statistical process control to ensure that its​ health-conscious, low-fat, multigrain sandwich loaves have the proper weight.
 
Based on a previously stable and​ in-control process, the control limits of the
x​-
and​ R-charts are:
 
UCLx
​=
5.35​,
LCLx
​=
4.93​;
UCLR
​=
0.894​,
LCLR
​=
0.
 
Over the past few​ days, they have taken five random samples of four loaves each and have found the​ following:
 
                                                                                         
 
Net Weight
Sample
Loaf​ # 1
Loaf​ # 2
Loaf​ # 3
Loaf​ # 4
1
4.9
5.2
5.1
5.0
2
5.3
5.1
5.2
5.3
3
4.9
5.2
4.9
5.2
4
5.5
5.5
5.3
5.5
5
5.3
5.2
5.3
5.0
Part 2
Based on the
x​-chart,
is one or more samples beyond the control​ limits?
 
No
Yes
.
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