Case Study: ONE WAY ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE

STEP 1: State the problem

Each of those machines is manufacturing 100 ohms resistor.

The engineer wants to find out if the quality is consistent from each of those

machines.

The engineer then use one way ANOVA (analysis for variance) to compare the

means of resistance measurements taken from each machine. A significant difference in

mean of resistance measurements translates to some substantial change in quality

with respect to other machines. In this case, machine replacements will be recommended.

Step 2: Sampling Plan

Step 3: Formulate Hypothesis

Null Hypothesis: The means of resistance measurements from all machines are statistically the same.

Alternative Hypothesis: The means of resistance measurements from all machines are NOT the same.

Rejection Criteria: If P value < 0.05, reject null hypothesis.

Step 4: Gather Data

Machine1 Machine2 Machine3 Machine4 Machine5

1 99.93 100.13 99.90 99.94 99.86
2 100.12 100.14 100.14 100.20 99.98
3 100.19 99.77 99.99 99.80 99.83
4 100.20 99.91 99.78 100.11 100.03
5 100.25 99.93 99.92 99.79 99.82
6 99.89 99.81 100.11 99.97 100.10
7 99.89 100.06 100.21 100.13 100.17
8 99.84 100.03 100.01 100.23 100.24
9 99.86 100.04 100.08 100.24 100.20
10 99.82 99.75 100.22 99.86 100.07
11 99.83 99.87 100.11 99.83 99.75
12 100.16 99.95 100.08 100.15 100.09
13 99.84 99.83 99.90 100.00 100.20
14 100.18 100.23 99.78 100.09 100.01
15 100.03 100.11 100.13 99.94 99.75
16 99.80 99.95 99.87 99.97 99.81
17 100.16 100.04 100.24 100.16 99.76
18 99.95 100.08 99.92 100.18 99.96
19 100.21 100.20 100.06 100.00 99.79
20 100.12 100.05 100.15 99.99 100.14
 Step 5. Analysis ( USING DATA ANALYSIS EXCEL ADD-IN)

Anova: Single Factor

SUMMARY

Groups Count Sum Average Variance

Machine1 20 2000.27 100.0135 0.026108

compare the Machine2 20 1999.88 99.994 0.019615

gnificant difference in Machine3 20 2000.6 100.03 0.019916

change in quality Machine4 20 2000.58 100.029 0.020683

s will be recommended. Machine5 20 1999.56 99.978 0.028743

ANOVA

Source of Variation SS df MS F

Between Groups 0.040944 4 0.010236 0.444792

Within Groups 2.186235 95 0.023013

Total 2.227179 99

Step 6. Conclusion

machines are statistically the same. Based on the results, the P value is 0.775931, so we cannot reject the null hypothesis and

om all machines are NOT the same. mean of the resistance measurements from Machine1 to Machine5 is statistically “similar”

Step 7. Recommendation

There is no need to replace the existing machines because it is producing consistent quali
 P-value F crit

0.775931 2.467495

annot reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the

to Machine5 is statistically “similar” or the same.

ause it is producing consistent quality with respect to its other.