Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

Work-Integrated Learning Programmes Division

First Semester 2017-2018

Mid-Semester Test
(EC-2 Regular)

Course No. : ET ZC434

Course Title : QUALITY CONTROL ASSURANCE & RELIABILITY
Nature of Exam : Closed Book
Weightage : 30% No. of Pages =2
Duration : 2 Hours No. of Questions = 4
Date of Exam : 23/09/2017 (FN)
Note:
1. Please follow all the Instructions to Candidates given on the cover page of the answer book.
2. All parts of a question should be answered consecutively. Each answer should start from a fresh page.
3. Assumptions made if any, should be stated clearly at the beginning of your answer.

Q.1. Write any two differences between the following.

(a) Innovation and Continuous Improvement
(b) Quality of conformance and Quality of performance
(c) Quality control and Quality assurance
(d) Common cause and special cause
(e) Deming and Crosby philosophy [5 X 2 = 10]

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Q.2. A company that dumps its industrial waste into a river has to meet certain restrictions. One
particular constraint involves the minimum amount of dissolved oxygen that is needed to
support aqua life. A random sample of 10 specimens taken from a given location gives the
following results of dissolved oxygen (in parts per million, ppm):

9.0 8.6 9.2 8.4 8.1

9.5 9.3 8.5 9.0 9.4

(a) Find the two-sided confidence interval for the mean dissolved oxygen and interpret it.
(b) Suppose that the environmental standard stipulates minimum of 9.5 ppm of average
dissolved oxygen. Is the company violating the standard? Test at a level of
significance α of 0.05. [5 + 5 = 10]

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Q.3. A company’s quality manager wants to estimate, with a probability of 0.90, the copper
content in a mixture to within 4%. How many samples must be selected if no prior
information is available on the proportion of copper in mixture? [5]

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Q.4. Construct a stem and leaf plot for the pH values of a dye taken over a period of time?
pH values: 56, 65, 98, 82, 64, 71, 78, 77, 86, 95, 91, 59, 69, 70, 80, 92, 76, 82, 85, 91, 92, 99, 73
[5]

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t-Table

Cumulative Standard Normal Distribution table

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