In: Operations Management
A program at SF State is concerned about their graduation rates. Every year they enroll 400 junior-level students, and they’ve been tracking the percent who manage to finish (graduate from) the program in a timely manner. Below are the data for the past 8 years. Express all calculations to 3 significant figures: ie. 12.3% or 0.123 (also 3-decimal spaces).
year |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
ontime grads |
230 |
215 |
250 |
225 |
245 |
220 |
235 |
205 |
Are we in control, give the control
✓ the process is in control. Because, all the proportions are within the control limits.
✓ p chart can be used for the given problem, because it helps to identify whether the students are able to graduate in a timely manner. Thus, helping to determine the attributes and the control status of the process.
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