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d - ANSWERS-Typically, which of the following actions is NOT used to reduce process cycle time?
a) Analyzing current processes
b) Reducing queue times
c) Setting scheduling priorities
d) Implementing activity-based costing
c - ANSWERS-Which of the following terms is used to describe the risk of a type I error in a
hypothesis test?
a) Power
b) Confidence level
c) Level of significance
d) Beta risk
b - ANSWERS-One characteristic of attributes data is that it is always
a) continuous
b) discrete
c) expensive to collect
d) read from a scale of measurement
, a - ANSWERS-Which of the following is most important in evaluating and understanding design
intent?
a) Identifying the functional requirement
b) Brainstorming failure modes
c) Conducting computer simulations
d) Developing FMEA
b - ANSWERS-The process of having a six sigma team develop a problem statement helps the
team to?
a) agree on key dates associated with completing major project phases
b) achieve consensus and ownership of the process
c) determine solutions
d) determine how often it should meet
d - ANSWERS-If a process follows an exponential distribution with a mean of 25, what is the
standard deviation for the process?
a) 0.4
b) 5.0
c) 12.5
d) 25.0
d - ANSWERS-Which of the following best describes a controlled variable whose influence on a
response is being studied?
solutions
d - ANSWERS-Typically, which of the following actions is NOT used to reduce process cycle time?
a) Analyzing current processes
b) Reducing queue times
c) Setting scheduling priorities
d) Implementing activity-based costing
c - ANSWERS-Which of the following terms is used to describe the risk of a type I error in a
hypothesis test?
a) Power
b) Confidence level
c) Level of significance
d) Beta risk
b - ANSWERS-One characteristic of attributes data is that it is always
a) continuous
b) discrete
c) expensive to collect
d) read from a scale of measurement
, a - ANSWERS-Which of the following is most important in evaluating and understanding design
intent?
a) Identifying the functional requirement
b) Brainstorming failure modes
c) Conducting computer simulations
d) Developing FMEA
b - ANSWERS-The process of having a six sigma team develop a problem statement helps the
team to?
a) agree on key dates associated with completing major project phases
b) achieve consensus and ownership of the process
c) determine solutions
d) determine how often it should meet
d - ANSWERS-If a process follows an exponential distribution with a mean of 25, what is the
standard deviation for the process?
a) 0.4
b) 5.0
c) 12.5
d) 25.0
d - ANSWERS-Which of the following best describes a controlled variable whose influence on a
response is being studied?
