GAQM CLSSBB Question Answer
SCENARIO
A Six Sigma team is measuring the moisture content of corn starch as it leaves the conveyer belt of a dryer. They collect one sample four cups of starch at times indicated in the chart at fixed locations labeled A, B, C, and D across the end of the belt. See the diagram below.
After some more work on the dryer, additional data are collected which when plotted looks like this:
Which type of variation dominates?