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LCritchfi

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If the observations are in the millions, a standard deviation of 10 would be considered small. If the observations are all less than 50, a standard deviation of 10 would be considered large.
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In a manufacturing process, what is random variation? If cereal boxes are being filled by a machine, describe how random variation might affect the content weight of the individual boxes.


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Reply #1 on: Aug 1, 2018
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Random variation in a manufacturing process is the variation in the process that results from chance. The amount of cereal injected into a box may vary as a result of the temperature of the cereal, or the temperature of the room, or the different compositions of the grain.


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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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