A production manager calculated the variance in the weight of manufactured parts as 0.04.

How should this value be interpreted?

Question

A production manager calculated the variance in the weight of manufactured parts as 0.04.  
 
 How should this value be interpreted?

Accepted Answer

This value measures variability, but it cannot be directly interpreted in its current form.

Answer

Most parts are within 0.04 kg of the mean weight.

Answer

None of the options is correct.

Answer

The production process is highly inconsistent.

Answer

The average part weighs 0.04 kg more or less than the expected weight.

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