Question 1

_____ is the process of drawing conclusions about unknown characteristics of a population from which data are taken.

Accepted Answer

A) Descriptive statistics 
B) Regression analysis 
C) Statistical inference 
D) Correlation analysis 
A) Descriptive statistics 
B) Regression analysis 
C) Statistical inference 
D) Correlation analysis

Question 2

The approximation to a normal distribution can be assumed for sample sizes of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) 15 
B) 20 
C) 25 
D) 30 or more 
A) 15 
B) 20 
C) 25 
D) 30 or more

Question 3

The component of statistical methodology that includes the collection,organization,and summarization of data is called:

Accepted Answer

A) descriptive statistics. 
B) probability distribution. 
C) statistical inference. 
D) predictive statistics. 
A) descriptive statistics. 
B) probability distribution. 
C) statistical inference. 
D) predictive statistics.

Question 4

To improve the quality of the wave soldering process through design of experiments,_____ factors at _____ levels were selected for the experiment.

Accepted Answer

A) seven; two 
B) six; three 
C) seven; three 
D) three; two 
A) seven; two 
B) six; three 
C) seven; three 
D) three; two

Question 5

A confidence interval is a point estimate of a population parameter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What was the objective of the Black Belt Project #P52320 investigated by a team at the GE Fanuc manufacturing plant?

Accepted Answer

The objective of the project was to eval

Question 7

State the steps involved in a hypothesis test.

Accepted Answer

A hypothesis test involves the following

Question 8

Which of the following requires the opinion of an expert to determine the location and characteristics of a definable sample group?

Accepted Answer

A) Judgment sample 
B) Simple random sample 
C) Systematic sample 
D) Stratified sample 
A) Judgment sample 
B) Simple random sample 
C) Systematic sample 
D) Stratified sample

Question 9

When interactions are present in an experiment,main effects have little meaning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What are the typical soldering defects in a wave soldering process of a PCA-Encoder?

Accepted Answer

Typical soldering defects are

Question 11

In regression analysis,_____ measures the proportion of the variation in the dependent variable that is explained by the independent variable(s).

Accepted Answer

A) coefficient of correlation 
B) an F statistic 
C) coefficient of determination 
D) regression equation 
A) coefficient of correlation 
B) an F statistic 
C) coefficient of determination 
D) regression equation

Question 12

What are the aspects of the wave soldering process that might affect the resulting quality of the PCA-Encoders?

Accepted Answer

The quality engineers conducted a detail

Question 13

A travel article reasearcher randomly sampled 250 adult residents of Illinois and asked each resident if he/she planned to vacation outside of Illinois this coming summer.Fifty-six of these adults responded that they plan to vacation outside of Illinois.What is the 95% confidence interval for the population proportion of adult residents of Illinois who plan to vacation outside of Illinois this coming summer?

Accepted Answer

A) (0.178,0.318) 
B) (0.246,0.250) 
C) (0.172,0.276) 
D) (0.142,0.354) 
A) (0.178,0.318) 
B) (0.246,0.250) 
C) (0.172,0.276) 
D) (0.142,0.354)

Question 14

The variance is the simplest measure of dispersion and is computed as the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value in the data set.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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

_____ is the process of drawing conclusions about unknown characteristics of a population from which data are taken.

The approximation to a normal distribution can be assumed for sample sizes of _____.

The component of statistical methodology that includes the collection,organization,and summarization of data is called:

To improve the quality of the wave soldering process through design of experiments,_ factors at _ levels were selected for the experiment.

A confidence interval is a point estimate of a population parameter.

What was the objective of the Black Belt Project #P52320 investigated by a team at the GE Fanuc manufacturing plant?

State the steps involved in a hypothesis test.

Which of the following requires the opinion of an expert to determine the location and characteristics of a definable sample group?

When interactions are present in an experiment,main effects have little meaning.

What are the typical soldering defects in a wave soldering process of a PCA-Encoder?

In regression analysis,_____ measures the proportion of the variation in the dependent variable that is explained by the independent variable(s).

What are the aspects of the wave soldering process that might affect the resulting quality of the PCA-Encoders?

The variance is the simplest measure of dispersion and is computed as the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value in the data set.

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

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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Exam 6: Statistical Methods in Quality Management

_____ is the process of drawing conclusions about unknown characteristics of a population from which data are taken.

The approximation to a normal distribution can be assumed for sample sizes of _____.

The component of statistical methodology that includes the collection,organization,and summarization of data is called:

To improve the quality of the wave soldering process through design of experiments,_____ factors at _____ levels were selected for the experiment.

A confidence interval is a point estimate of a population parameter.

What was the objective of the Black Belt Project #P52320 investigated by a team at the GE Fanuc manufacturing plant?

State the steps involved in a hypothesis test.

Which of the following requires the opinion of an expert to determine the location and characteristics of a definable sample group?

When interactions are present in an experiment,main effects have little meaning.

What are the typical soldering defects in a wave soldering process of a PCA-Encoder?

In regression analysis,_____ measures the proportion of the variation in the dependent variable that is explained by the independent variable(s).

What are the aspects of the wave soldering process that might affect the resulting quality of the PCA-Encoders?

The variance is the simplest measure of dispersion and is computed as the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value in the data set.

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

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

Filters

To improve the quality of the wave soldering process through design of experiments,_ factors at _ levels were selected for the experiment.

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