Chapter 13: Control Charts and
Sampling Strategy
The process mean and sample mean are the same. - ANS FALSE
Two samples from the same population and taken at the same point in time are likely to have the same
sample mean. - ANS FALSE
A line chart is constructed from a scatter plot. - ANS TRUE
A control chart must have an UCL and LCL but it is not necessary to have a centerline or target. - ANS
FALSE
Both an LCL and UCL must be included in every control chart. There are no exceptions. - ANS FALSE
A stable process is one where all causes of variation are known. All steps and activities within the
process are centered at their target values and variation is consistent with output objectives. - ANS
TRUE
If the LCL and UCL are positioned plus and minus two standard errors of the mean from the mean of the
distribution of samples means, the likelihood that a sample result will fall outside these limits is _____
percent. - ANS 5
When a sample falls outside the UCL but the process is still in-control this would be considered a Beta
error. - ANS FALSE
A Beta error occurs when the process mean has shifted but a sample mean from the process still occurs
within the UCL and LCL limits. - ANS TRUE
Sampling Strategy
The process mean and sample mean are the same. - ANS FALSE
Two samples from the same population and taken at the same point in time are likely to have the same
sample mean. - ANS FALSE
A line chart is constructed from a scatter plot. - ANS TRUE
A control chart must have an UCL and LCL but it is not necessary to have a centerline or target. - ANS
FALSE
Both an LCL and UCL must be included in every control chart. There are no exceptions. - ANS FALSE
A stable process is one where all causes of variation are known. All steps and activities within the
process are centered at their target values and variation is consistent with output objectives. - ANS
TRUE
If the LCL and UCL are positioned plus and minus two standard errors of the mean from the mean of the
distribution of samples means, the likelihood that a sample result will fall outside these limits is _____
percent. - ANS 5
When a sample falls outside the UCL but the process is still in-control this would be considered a Beta
error. - ANS FALSE
A Beta error occurs when the process mean has shifted but a sample mean from the process still occurs
within the UCL and LCL limits. - ANS TRUE
