Quantitative analysis
Write a 1600- word essay discussing your predictions and outcomes.
• Using 10 marbles (3 red, 3 green, 3 blue, & 1 orange)
o If you do not have these specific marbles, you can use colored paper and make round balls or use regular paper, make the balls and color them
• Please make a hole in the yard or use a cup as target for the marble or ball to land into
• Measure and mark the following distances: 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet and 4 feet from the target
• Before you begin the experiment, write down (predict) the following:
o The probability of all marbles/balls going into the target from 1’, 2’ and 3’
o The probability of a particular color going into the target from 1’,2’ and 3’
• Do the actual exercise and write down the results and compare with your assumptions
• Use your knowledge from earlier chapters to predict what will happen in the future if you did the same exercise from a distance of 4’ from the target?
• Do the exercise from distance of 4’. Note how many went in and how many did not. Repeat this distance (4’) exercise 3 times. Assess if the process is in control or not? Come up with ideas on how the process can be improved or optimized.
• How did quantitative analysis help to improve or optimize the process?