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The following data was graphed using a basic quality/improvement tool:  Location Temperature A 85   A 88   A 80   B 91   B 87   B 88   C 84   C 78   C 85   Average Temp for A = 84.3 Average Temp for B = 88.7 Average Temp for C = 82.3   a) Is the above chart a histogram — Yes or No? b) Explain the characteristics that do or do not make it a proper histogram.

The word “kanban” means ____________.

WSU is studying how long it takes students to commute to the Davis Campus. On the first day of Fall Semester, an employee stands by the Davis Campus main door, randomly picks ten students entering the center and asks them how long it took them to commute. This information is then used to estimate the commute time. To see if commute time differs for other semesters, ten students are selected again in Spring Semester for an estimate and then again in Summer Semester for an estimate. What is the sample size used in this situation?

Regarding 5S, please respond and discuss the following two questions: 1) When companies implement 5S, why is it important that the actual employees of the workplace carry out the 5S phases (as opposed to external persons)? 2) What is the important objective/result of implementing 5S — a changed workplace, or changed employees?

Which of the following types of charts would be used to show the steps in a process and who carries out those steps?

Originating from Japan, the lean/quality approach of “5 S” refers to:

Reproducibility refers to which of the following?

For the pair of functions, find the indicated composition.f(x) = -2x + 3, g(x) = 4x + 3Find (g ∘ f)(x).

Find f(x) and g(x) such that h(x) = (f ∘ g)(x).h(x) = (-6x – 5)9

Instructions: Questions 1-9 deal with present (0) or future (1st) real conditionals.  If the debate is on TV tonight, we __________ it.