ASQ CQE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔A component failed 5 times during a 360-hour test and the
failures follow an exponential distribution. In this situation, what is the estimated MTBF
in hours?
(A) 0.014
(B) 72.000
(C) 500.000
(D) 1,800.000 - ✔✔Correct Answer: B
✔✔Which of the following techniques is used to qualify new or
revised manufacturing processes?
(A) Benchmarking
(B) Capability analysis
(C) Design failure mode and effects analysis (DFMEA)
(D) Fault tree analysis - ✔✔Correct Answer: B
✔✔If the true value of a standard is 0.050, which of the following sets of data is the best
example of accuracy,
rather than precision?
(A) 0.048, 0.051, 0.052, 0.049
(B) 0.050, 0.047, 0.048, 0.051
(C) 0.050, 0.047, 0.050, 0.050
(D) 0.050, 0.053, 0.049, 0.053 - ✔✔Correct Answer: A
✔✔cannot be displayed - ✔✔Correct Answer: B
✔✔Variables data can best be described as data that are
(A) presented on a nominal measurement scale
(B) indicated by discrete counts
(C) limited by the precision of the measuring device
(D) recorded as pass/fail - ✔✔Correct Answer: C
✔✔A continuous improvement team uses the following steps
at each of its weekly meetings.
1. Amend the agenda as necessary
2. Summarize the action items from the current
meeting
3. Plan for the next meeting
, 4. Review the agenda
Rank order, from first to last, the sequence in which these
steps should be completed.
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4
(B) 1, 3, 4, 2
(C) 4, 1, 2, 3
(D) 4, 2, 3, 1 - ✔✔Correct Answer: C
✔✔A customer requires a Cp≥ 1.33 for a specification of 15.5
± 2.0. If the supplier's process has a mean of 15.0 and a
standard deviation of 0.5, which of the following describes the process capability?
Process CpProduct Requirements
(A) Acceptable Meets specifications
(B) Acceptable Does not meet specifications
(C) Not acceptable Meets specifications
(D) Not acceptable Does not meet specifications - ✔✔Correct Answer: A
✔✔Which of the following steps is most important after a customer has qualified a new
supplier?
(A) Tour the supplier's manufacturing facilities
(B) Check the supplier's reputation
(C) Evaluate similar products
(D) Establish a good working relationship - ✔✔Correct Answer: D
✔✔Which of the following audit strategies requires the auditor to follow the production
flow?
(A) Element
(B) Department
(C) Discovery
(D) Tracing - ✔✔Correct Answer: D
✔✔What is the availability of a system that has a mean time
between failures (MTBF) equal to 2,500 hours and a
mean time to repair (MTTR) equal to 98.0 hours?
(A) 0.0377
(B) 0.9608
(C) 0.9623
(D) 1.0390 - ✔✔Correct Answer: C
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔A component failed 5 times during a 360-hour test and the
failures follow an exponential distribution. In this situation, what is the estimated MTBF
in hours?
(A) 0.014
(B) 72.000
(C) 500.000
(D) 1,800.000 - ✔✔Correct Answer: B
✔✔Which of the following techniques is used to qualify new or
revised manufacturing processes?
(A) Benchmarking
(B) Capability analysis
(C) Design failure mode and effects analysis (DFMEA)
(D) Fault tree analysis - ✔✔Correct Answer: B
✔✔If the true value of a standard is 0.050, which of the following sets of data is the best
example of accuracy,
rather than precision?
(A) 0.048, 0.051, 0.052, 0.049
(B) 0.050, 0.047, 0.048, 0.051
(C) 0.050, 0.047, 0.050, 0.050
(D) 0.050, 0.053, 0.049, 0.053 - ✔✔Correct Answer: A
✔✔cannot be displayed - ✔✔Correct Answer: B
✔✔Variables data can best be described as data that are
(A) presented on a nominal measurement scale
(B) indicated by discrete counts
(C) limited by the precision of the measuring device
(D) recorded as pass/fail - ✔✔Correct Answer: C
✔✔A continuous improvement team uses the following steps
at each of its weekly meetings.
1. Amend the agenda as necessary
2. Summarize the action items from the current
meeting
3. Plan for the next meeting
, 4. Review the agenda
Rank order, from first to last, the sequence in which these
steps should be completed.
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4
(B) 1, 3, 4, 2
(C) 4, 1, 2, 3
(D) 4, 2, 3, 1 - ✔✔Correct Answer: C
✔✔A customer requires a Cp≥ 1.33 for a specification of 15.5
± 2.0. If the supplier's process has a mean of 15.0 and a
standard deviation of 0.5, which of the following describes the process capability?
Process CpProduct Requirements
(A) Acceptable Meets specifications
(B) Acceptable Does not meet specifications
(C) Not acceptable Meets specifications
(D) Not acceptable Does not meet specifications - ✔✔Correct Answer: A
✔✔Which of the following steps is most important after a customer has qualified a new
supplier?
(A) Tour the supplier's manufacturing facilities
(B) Check the supplier's reputation
(C) Evaluate similar products
(D) Establish a good working relationship - ✔✔Correct Answer: D
✔✔Which of the following audit strategies requires the auditor to follow the production
flow?
(A) Element
(B) Department
(C) Discovery
(D) Tracing - ✔✔Correct Answer: D
✔✔What is the availability of a system that has a mean time
between failures (MTBF) equal to 2,500 hours and a
mean time to repair (MTTR) equal to 98.0 hours?
(A) 0.0377
(B) 0.9608
(C) 0.9623
(D) 1.0390 - ✔✔Correct Answer: C
