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2. To monitor performance, the radiology department at Guelph General Hospital is interested in setting standards for the time patients spend waiting when brought in

2. To monitor performance, the radiology department at Guelph General Hospital is interested in setting standards for the time patients spend waiting when brought in for x rays from the emergency department. They want to track performance and are proposing setting up process control chart(s) for wait times. They tracked six different patients for five days and the data is presented below. The time is in minutes spent waiting.

Day 1 2 3 4 5 6
Monday 14 13 20

18

17 21
Tuesday 22 21 18 17 18 17
Wednesday 16 14 17 20 15 22
Thursday 13 19 20 21 14 18
Friday 15 16 18 21 17 22

a) Calculate the appropriate upper and lower control limits for the average time spent waiting.

b) Is the process currently in control?

c) The hospital hired a new tech and their wait times for 3 days are evaluated? Is the new tech doing a job consistent with that of the others?

Day 1 2 3 4 5 6
Monday 18 24 21

24

23 26
Tuesday 14 20 21 22 21 19
Wednesday 13 14 16 19 15 20

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