Originally Posted by
Mackers
Sure looks like an unsubstantiated claim to me.
If Thomson were (as you claim) known for producing undersized stuff, you'd think we'd do worse than 1 sample out of 18.
FWIW: 1 in 18 is a bit over 5.55%. While that's not a statistically valid random sample taken from new items off the production line, it's enough to be of concern.
How would you like it if 5.5+% of the parts
you bought from a particular vendor were out of spec so far they wouldn't work properly? Would you continue to do business with them long-term?
I have no "dog in this fight"; I don't think I own anything made by Thomson. But IMO an out-of-spec rate of >5% is
far too high. If that defect rate (more than 1 in 20) is representative of past items clearing QC and shipped to customers, it should indeed lead to a reputation for producing out-of-spec products.