Question 1

Products are boxed in groups of 25.Drawing a sample of boxes and inspecting all units in the boxes selected is an example of systematic sampling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Any sampling procedure can result in two types of errors: _____ error and _____ error.

Accepted Answer

A) sampling; systematic 
B) simple; conditional 
C) random; measurement 
D) standard; variable 
A) sampling; systematic 
B) simple; conditional 
C) random; measurement 
D) standard; variable

Question 3

Which of the following is not part of the major goal of typical applications of a statistics plan? ?

Accepted Answer

A) Assess manufacturing capability and stability. 
B) Monitor the process-often using control charts- to signal significant changes, to identify and remove special causes of variation, and to provide the path to permanent improvement.? 
C) Evaluate and remove measurement bias and quantify and reduce measurement variability through gauge repeatability and reproducibility studies. 
D) Help develop optimum servicing. 
A) Assess manufacturing capability and stability. 
B) Monitor the process-often using control charts- to signal significant changes, to identify and remove special causes of variation, and to provide the path to permanent improvement.? 
C) Evaluate and remove measurement bias and quantify and reduce measurement variability through gauge repeatability and reproducibility studies. 
D) Help develop optimum servicing.

Question 4

Correlation is a measure of a linear relationship between two variables,X and Y,and is measured by the (population)correlation coefficient.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A government report gives a 99% confidence interval for the proportion of welfare recipients who have been receiving welfare benefits for more than 5 years to be 21% ± 4.5%.Which of the following intervals could not be a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of welfare recipients who have been receiving welfare benefits for more than 5 years?

Accepted Answer

A) 21% ± 4.2% 
B) 21% ± 3.76% 
C) 21% ± 3.9% 
D) 21% ± 4.8% 
A) 21% ± 4.2% 
B) 21% ± 3.76% 
C) 21% ± 3.9% 
D) 21% ± 4.8%

Question 6

In Excel's Histogram tool,how are bins defined?

Accepted Answer

For discrete values,a column of these va

Question 7

A _____ can take on any real value over a specified interval of real numbers.

Accepted Answer

A) sample space 
B) probability distribution 
C) discrete random variable 
D) continuous random variable 
A) sample space 
B) probability distribution 
C) discrete random variable 
D) continuous random variable

Question 8

What are the rules that apply when calculating probabilities of events?

Accepted Answer

The following rules apply to calculating

Question 9

In ANOVA,by dividing the mean square between groups by the mean square within groups,a(n)_____ statistic is computed.

Accepted Answer

A) t 
B) z 
C) F 
D) R2 
A) t 
B) z 
C) F 
D) R2

Question 10

The rejection region is chosen so that the probability of the test statistic falling into it,if H0 is true,is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  λ 
B)  α 
C)  β 
D)  γ 
A)  λ 
B)  α 
C)  β 
D)  γ

Question 11

The collection of all possible outcomes of an experiment is called an event.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Distributions with values of coefficient of kurtosis (CK)greater than 3 are more peaked with less dispersion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A typical group is selected from the population,and a random sample is taken from within the group.This is an example of _____ sampling.

Accepted Answer

A) simple random 
B) cluster 
C) stratified 
D) judgment 
A) simple random 
B) cluster 
C) stratified 
D) judgment

Question 14

All else being equal,as the confidence level increases,the confidence interval becomes larger?to provide higher levels of assurance that the interval contains the true population parameter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Products are boxed in groups of 25.Drawing a sample of boxes and inspecting all units in the boxes selected is an example of systematic sampling.

Any sampling procedure can result in two types of errors: _ error and _ error.

Which of the following is not part of the major goal of typical applications of a statistics plan? ?

Correlation is a measure of a linear relationship between two variables,X and Y,and is measured by the (population)correlation coefficient.

In Excel's Histogram tool,how are bins defined?

A _____ can take on any real value over a specified interval of real numbers.

What are the rules that apply when calculating probabilities of events?

In ANOVA,by dividing the mean square between groups by the mean square within groups,a(n)_____ statistic is computed.

The rejection region is chosen so that the probability of the test statistic falling into it,if H0 is true,is _____.

The collection of all possible outcomes of an experiment is called an event.

Distributions with values of coefficient of kurtosis (CK)greater than 3 are more peaked with less dispersion.

A typical group is selected from the population,and a random sample is taken from within the group.This is an example of _____ sampling.

All else being equal,as the confidence level increases,the confidence interval becomes larger?to provide higher levels of assurance that the interval contains the true population parameter.

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Products are boxed in groups of 25.Drawing a sample of boxes and inspecting all units in the boxes selected is an example of systematic sampling.

Any sampling procedure can result in two types of errors: _____ error and _____ error.

Which of the following is not part of the major goal of typical applications of a statistics plan? ?

Correlation is a measure of a linear relationship between two variables,X and Y,and is measured by the (population)correlation coefficient.

In Excel's Histogram tool,how are bins defined?

A _____ can take on any real value over a specified interval of real numbers.

What are the rules that apply when calculating probabilities of events?

In ANOVA,by dividing the mean square between groups by the mean square within groups,a(n)_____ statistic is computed.

The rejection region is chosen so that the probability of the test statistic falling into it,if H0 is true,is _____.

The collection of all possible outcomes of an experiment is called an event.

Distributions with values of coefficient of kurtosis (CK)greater than 3 are more peaked with less dispersion.

A typical group is selected from the population,and a random sample is taken from within the group.This is an example of _____ sampling.

All else being equal,as the confidence level increases,the confidence interval becomes larger?to provide higher levels of assurance that the interval contains the true population parameter.

Introduction to Quality

Foundations of Quality Management

Customer Focus

Workforce Focus

Process Focus

Design for Quality and Product Excellence

Measuring and Controlling Quality

Process Improvement and Six Sigma

The Baldrige Framework for Performance Excellence

Strategy and Performance Excellence

Measurement and Knowledge Management for Performance Excellence

Leadership for Performance Excellence

Building and Sustaining Quality and Performance Excellence

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Any sampling procedure can result in two types of errors: _ error and _ error.