1. With a one-way ANOVA you are comparing the ___ with the ____.
a. T statistic with the T critical value
b. F statistic with the F critical value
c. Correlation coefficient with the confidence interval
d. Outlier with the 4thquartile outer-most limit
2. When maladaptive behavior exhibits itself in an individual on a team, which of the following statements is correct?
a. Deal with maladaptive behavior using an intervention
b. It is best to not intervene with an individual, as it disrupts group dynamics
c. If the maladaptive behavior is low, it is best to react with a high intervention
d. Never deal with maladaptive behavior "offline"
3. If you computed correlation coefficient r=+1.2 on your scatter diagram, which of the following is true?
a. You have a better than perfect positive correlation
b. You have not residual error
c. You have an error in your calculations
d. Your value of 1.2 exceeds the critical value or 1.0, and there is a strong correlation
4. Which of the following is a key METHOD of hypothesis testing?
a. Reject the null when the null is true
b. A Type II error
c. An alpha region
d. Calculating a test statistic and comparing that with the critical value
5. The methodology similar to DMAIC and made popular by W. Edwards Deming is known as:
a. Quality is Free
b. Fitness for Use ('Use-as 'is')
c. Meet the spec
d. PDCA (aka according to Deming was PDSA)
6. If an organization has high fixed costs, it can increase ___
a. Supplier power
b. The threat of substitution
c. Buyer power
d. Competitive rivalry
7. There are two main sources of variability. One source is from the process itself (called process variation). The other source is
a. Measurement error
b. Standard deviation
c. Systemic variation
d. Normal variation
8. Which of the following control charts should be used in a study of patient wait time?
a. C chart
b. U chart
c. XmR chart
d. Np chart
9. A negative correlation coefficient of -0.87 indicates
a. As Y decreases, Z increases
b. As Z decreases, Y decreases
c. As Z increases, Y increases
d. None of the above are correct
10. The primary goal of SMED is to
a. Identify and detail the process for changing dies
b. Reduce the total removal and setup time to less than 10 minutes
c. Maximize internal setup time and minimize external setup times
d. Allow for shorter smaller lot runs