An analysis of experimental data to determine the validity of aspects of tolerance requirement general theory

The paper examines the data resulting from the first of two experiments designed to examine aspects of tolerance requirement general theory as proposed by the author. The experiments were designed as an initial study into a possible relationship between task difficulty and time taken to carry out the task. Previous papers have examined the process of designing experiments suitable for the intended purpose. This paper concentrates on the analysis of the data resulting from one of these experiments. The analysis seeks to identify and eliminate any possible spurious relationships which may be suggested by the data, with the objective being to establish, if possible, the form of a robust and repeatable mathematical relationship between one aspect of the production process and time taken. The aspect focused on is that of tolerance requirements, which are not seen in the context of this research as being optimum plus-or-minus values for tolerance sizes. Tolerance requirement general theory considers there to be zero allowance for deviation from intended position. Data analysis results in a re-examination of the proposed nature of tolerance requirements, and further development of tolerance requirement general theory