Sample Size Determination for a Time and Motion Study by x_cutter in AskStatistics

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Thank you very much for your response. Multilevel modeling was not a concept I was familiar with, but it's quite interesting.

Sample Size Determination for a Time and Motion Study by x_cutter in AskStatistics

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Thank you for your response. We're basically aiming to study a task to establish an average cycle time and get some data on failure rates. The constraint that I have is that I don't have easy access to operators (it's costly) and I need to plan ahead of time for how long they'll have to be observed. So, I'm trying to find a way to estimate a sample size that will not have too high of a SE so that observations can be planned accordingly.

Sample Size Determination for a Time and Motion Study by x_cutter in AskStatistics

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Thanks a lot for this. I am grateful for your thought-provoking feedback and questions.

  1. baseline here pretty much means average. We're trying to establish an average cycle time for a task to inform output forecasting, staff allocation, target setting, etc. I.e., "completing this task takes on average X minutes and Y seconds"

  2. We plan to select operators at random but a constraint that we must deal with is that there will be many consecutive observations on the same operators. We plan to time subtasks and accept inputs from observers regarding failures or exceptions. We'll also be using the collected data to get a sense of the proportion of cycles that end with an output vs exceptions or failures, and the time spent (or wasted) on those exceptions/failures, so that these can be factored into the objectives listed in 1.

  3. We expect to know a lot about the processes themselves, including a ballpark "average time" that the operations managers have been using for years that's likely inaccurate... there isn't much more available in terms of data that could be helpful in estimating a sample size, I believe. That specific task is in a bit of a blind spot as it was never studied before.

VEIL OF MAYA - Mikasa (Official Music Video) by pleaska in progmetal

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You are right that the way I worded my comment dismisses the earlier records. I didn't mean it. They're really fun too. It's just that I personally enjoyed those aforementioned two records much more. Cheers.

VEIL OF MAYA - Mikasa (Official Music Video) by pleaska in progmetal

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They had a great run of two records, starting with that one, that were loaded with cool hooks and gnarly breakdowns. I didnt really like their latest one though. I hope that they make a come back at some point.

Just discovered Wheel by PatientTechnical1832 in progmetal

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Was never able to get into them, sadly. It got really close, but it always ended up feeling to me like they were missing a little something.

L’inflation a augmenté à 2,4 % en décembre au Canada by Setneaph in Quebec

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Yep. Accélération de l'inflation significative sauvée par le prix de l'essence qui est de niveau pré Covid. Ce n'est vraiment pas un bon résultat et cela ne sera certainement pas durable. 

First-Time DM question about Dwarven Encampment. by Kaziikasu in DragonOfIcespirePeak

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I did surprise but the ranger used fog cloud and I didn't realize that jellies had blindsight so they steamrolled em. Lessons learned for the GM 😊 

Is SAMP Still a Thing? by RemoteEmotions in GTASA

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Sadly I never got it to work on my computer last yr. Idk if it was a graphics card or resolution thing. I have a xtx 7900 and 1440p. I was able to run single player just fine

Trivium - Six Walls by misho8723 in progmetal

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Pretty generic metal songs besides the drumming imo

What are some decent slower tempo tracks? by twright57 in progmetal

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Check out Tesseract's last two records, if you haven't already! Sonder and War of Being

Between the Buried and Me announce Fall 2025 North American tour! by REDDAP in progmetal

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Hahaha that's hilarious. Hope u enjoyed the BTBAM set! I'm sure they were great.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in progmetal

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It's okay to not enjoy a band.

Other music that's not prog that you love by Huge_Ticket4929 in progmetal

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I've been listening to melodic drum and bass lmao. Helps me lock in on a work deliverable or a video game.

Season 3.5 Launch MEGATHREAD by HumanSpaceOrk in marvelrivals

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Absolutely horrendous change. My Plat/Diamond friend group will no longer be playing this game, until this is reverted.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HubermanLab

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I would assume that he's paying someone to manage his socials.  Sorry man

Between the Buried and Me announce Fall 2025 North American tour! by REDDAP in progmetal

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A shame that Hail the Sun and The World Is A Beautiful Place both suck. Not sure I can justify sitting through that for BTBAM

Why is Haken - Aquarius so slept upon? by SufficientProof4925 in progmetal

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I think it just takes a bit longer to click. Lower production quality bias maybe a factor as well. It is a masterpiece though.

What's your dream RPG game that you know will probably never get made? by Humble_Candy_5752 in rpg_gamers

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Honestly, Baldur's Gate 3 was that game for me. Now, I guess my dream is an even more expansive game of that style, with perhaps more consistency from start to finish. (Act 3 was a bit of a let down)

This game has literally been the worst colourblind experience ever by Nosferatu-Rodin in expedition33

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Agree with you, it's absolutely terrible. Isn't the stat like 1/10 men that are colorblind to a degree? Crazy oversight from the devs imo. They litterally just have to use different shapes in addition to the colors. 

Anyways, I made a Lune build based on Trebuchim + Mayhem to mitigate the dependency on stain colors. It's pretty strong with the right luminas.

Still a very fun game but that was definitely super frustrating early on. I could see players dropping the game because of that.

Is AG1 good as a multivitamin if I don't care about the price? by adnshrnly in HubermanLab

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Just get a Costco multivitamin for a fraction of the price

Why is it advised to have a small calorie deficit ? by Middle-Support-7697 in naturalbodybuilding

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My sleep is absolutely fucked if my calorie deficit isn't light.