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As an administrator of a company, you are concerned with the absenteeism among​ your employees ....

As an administrator of a company, you are concerned with the absenteeism among​ your employees . The issue has been raised by employees, who feel they often have to perform work normally done by their assistants. To get the​ facts, absenteeism data were gathered for the last three​ weeks, which is considered a representative period for future conditions. After taking random samples of 64 personnel files each​ day, the following data were​ produced:

                                                                                                                                       

Day

Assistants Absent

Day

Assistants  Absent

Day

Assistants Absent

1

9

6

2

11

6

2

6

7

9

12

7

3

9

8

3

13

12

4

7

9

3

14

3

5

2

10

1

15

7

Because your assessment of absenteeism is likely to come under careful​ scrutiny, you would like a type I error of only 1 percent. You want to be sure to identify any instances of unusual absences. If some are​ present, you will have to explore them on behalf of the employees.

a. Design a​ p-chart.

The upper control limit

the lower control limit is

b. Based on your​ p-chart and the data from the last 3​ weeks, what can you conclude about the absenteeism of​ Assistants?

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Below is the screenshot of the formula applied -

Below is the screenshot of the p chart -

keosha answered 1 year ago
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