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Title: Define the average observed time.
Post by: misspop on Dec 3, 2019

Question 1

If historical experience data are so widely available and so easy to obtain, why aren't they more widely used to set labour standards?

Question 2

Define the average observed time.

Title: Define the average observed time.
Post by: mbcrismon on Dec 3, 2019

Answer 1

Historical experience data were not obtained in a controlled environment. These data are not objective and have unknown levels of accuracy. It is unknown whether they represent a reasonable work pace or not, or whether unusual occurrences are included.

Answer 2

The actual average task time is computed by dividing the sum of the times recorded to perform each element by the number of observations. It is adjusted for unusual influences.