QC Story GB Test | Canopus Business Management Group

Which of the following about Fish-bone Diagram is correct?

Fish-bone is constructed by project leader with his knowledge

It identify all possible symptoms for a given cause

It is a structured brainstorming tool to identify possible causes

Statistical tool to identify the root cause

One of most prominent and important reasons for occurrence of defects in any process is

Variation

Competition

Consumer Behavior

Business Environment

Selecting the important problem and defining with target is part of which step of 7 step QC story approach

Conclusion

Problem

Action

Standardization

Analysis

Check

Observation

Capturing learning from the project and future plan is part of which step of 7 step QC story approach

Problem

Check

Standardization

Observation

Conclusion

Analysis

Action

In the below Pareto, what is the cumulative % impact of first 2 causes?

100.8

35

60

50

Which of the following is Value Enabling activity?

Audit

Data Entry

Approval

Complain

Which of the following signifies the Improve phase of DMAIC approach?

Identify root cause

Develop Solutions

Understand the problem

Collect data

Activities such as Review, Inspection and Auditing are non-value adding activities which don't directly add value to the customers.

FALSE

TRUE

Six Sigma is

Throughput of 99.966%

None of the Above

Throughput of 99.73%

3.4 Defects Per Million Opportunities

3.4 Parameters Per Million

Which of the following attributes cannot be assessed using a scatter plot

Strength of the relationship

Direction of the relationship

Shape of the relationship

Causation of the relationship

Below statement describes which element of a project charter: "It highlights the current situation from customer and business perspective and provide a justification to change the current state now."

Importance of the Problem

Goal Statement

The statement describes all the above

Problem Statement

Which of the following statements is true for a multiple regression equation?

The R2 term must be at least .50

There is only one dependent variable

All the regression coefficients must be between -1.00 and 1.00

There is only one (Y – Ŷ)

Poka-yoke is best defined as

Method of prevention of Defects

Facilitates horizontal deployment

A type of arrangement for flow system

Improving process availability

Validating the results before and after the implementation of countermeasures is part of which step of 7 step QC story approach

Check

Observation

Problem

Action

Analysis

Conclusion

Standardization

SDCA stands for_____

Solution - Design - Change - Action

Standardize - Do - Check - Act

Set - Do - Change - Act

Source - Demonstrate - Consolidate - Act

Which of the following signifies the Improve phase of DMAIC approach?

Collect data

Develop Solutions

Identify root cause

Understand the problem

Which of the following tool can be used to in conjunction with fish-bone diagram to generate more possible causes?

5 Why Technique

FMEA

When Correlation is close to zero

Poka Yoke

The beep sound you get from the ATM when you forget to pick back your ATM card is?

Warning

Prevention

Instructions

Shutdown

“If it can’t be ____________, it can’t be managed”

Monitored

Controlled

Communicated

Measured

Project Scope doesn't cover

Geographies

Action Items

Problem types

Products

Which of the following are true about structured brainstorming?

Less number of ideas generated

Less Creative approach

Random flow of ideas

Ideas are usually creative

In the expression Y=f(X), how will you describe Y?

Ouptut

Cause

Effect

Indpendent Variable

In a run chart, the center line is based on __________

Mean

Mode

Median

All the above

What is the nature of relationship between factors A and B based on the graph below?

Correlation cannot be studied with this diagram

Negative Correlation

Non Linear Correlation

Positive Correlation

'r' know as Pearson's correlation coefficient can take the following values?

Any value between -1 to 1

Any value between -0.8 and +0.8

Only integers

Only -1, 0 & +1

Which of the following facts about Six Sigma are true? (Tick all correct answers)

Six Sigma focuses on defects reduction

Six Sigma is just a collection of tools

Six Sigma cannot be applied to Oil & Gas Industry

Six Sigma reduces process variability

In a multiple regression equation, there are two or more:

coefficients of determination

intercept values.

dependent variables.

independent variables.

Deployment Flow Charts have various functions arranged horizontally but Swim Lanes have them arranged vertically.

TRUE

FALSE

Employee Satisfaction Survey score is classified as which type of data

Continuous

Ordinal

Nominal

Binary

SDCA is a step performed in the _____ phase of 7 step QC Story approach

Check

Standardization

Analysis

Problem

Observation

Conclusion

Action

Eliminating the root causes by developing countermeasures is part of which step of 7 step QC story approach

Check

Action

Conclusion

Standardization

Problem

Observation

Analysis

Describe the nature of correlation between factors A and B based on the below diagram?

No Correlation

Correlation cannot be studied with this diagram

Positive Correlation

Negative Correlation

In Linear equation represented by y = mx + c, which of the following is NOT true?

m is called the 'scope' or 'weight'

y is dependent variable and x is independent variable

c is called as 'x intercept'

The relationship between y and x is a linear relationship

If a number is chosen at random from the following list, what is the probability that it is not prime? 2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19

0

1/8

None of the above

1

Choose the ALL correct answers?(Multiple Choice)

In Observation Phase, summary of the Root Causes with quantified impact is documented so action can be taken

In Observation Phase, check for input metrics performance, find out process deviations and visit the field to find insights related to the problem

In Analysis Phase, check for input metrics performance, find out process deviations and visit the field to find insights related to the problem

In Analysis Phase, summary of the Root Causes with quantified impact is documented so action can be taken

What is the purpose of Gemba Visit after analyzing the root causes from the data?(Choose all correct answers to get full credit. Choosing at least one gives only partial credit)

Confirm the phenomenon at Gemba

To train the associates

Collect material evidence, photos, videos

Validate the root cause

How would you characterize the boxplot?

Boxplot has no deficiency

Boxplot has outliers

Boxplot is Skewed

Boxplot has kurtosis

Identifying & prioritizing the problems areas contributing 80% of the problem is part of which step of 7 step QC story approach

Problem

Check

Analysis

Standardization

Conclusion

Action

Observation

Which of the following Sequence is correct?

(1) Possible Causes (2) Root Causes (3) Potential Causes

(1) Possible Causes (2) Potential Causes (3) Root Causes

(1)Potential Causes, (2) Root Causes (3) Possible Causes

(1) Root Causes (2) Possible Causes (3) Potential Causes

Which of the following is NOT part of a cause & effect brainstorming session?

Capture causes and sub-causes

Encourage screening of causes

Apply 5 Why technique in conjunction with this brainstorming

Capture every cause however weird it is

A correlation between age and health of a person found to be -1.09. On the basis of this you would tell the doctors that:

The age is good predictor of health

None of these

The age is poor predictor of health

Identifying the root causes for the problem is part of which step of 7 step QC story approach

Standardization

Observation

Conclusion

Check

Action

Problem

Analysis

Pearson's correlation coefficient between 2 variables, Y and X is 0.88. What does this imply?

Y and X have week negative correlation

Y and X have week positive correlation

Y and X have negative positive correlation

Y and X have strong positive correlation

Square of standard deviation is

Mean

Coefficient of variation (CV)

Variance

Binomial distribution

The line that cuts the box of a Box Plot into two, represents____________.

Mean

Interquartile Range

Median

Mode

A pattern that characterizes the frequent crossing of centerline in a trend chart is called as _________

Clusters

Oscillations

Trends

Mixtures

What is missing the following Goal statement " Improve Productivity by 5%"

Both of the above

Improvement baseline and target is not clear

Improvement timeline is not clear

None of the above

SIPOC is a more detailed tool than deployment flow chart as it clarifies role level details of the process tasks.

FALSE

TRUE

Standardizing improvements done on the root causes to prevent recurrence is part of which step of 7 step QC story approach

Observation

Action

Problem

Check

Analysis

Standardization

Conclusion

When a data set contains outliers, its likely that _______________________.

All the above

Mean is not equal to Median

Mean is not equal Mode

Mode is not equal to Medium

A run chart can detect which of the following?

Trends and Cycles

Same Values & Trends

Drifts & Shifts

Shift, Same value, Trend and Cycle

Outliers are undesirable.

FALSE

Can't say. Depends on the problem

TRUE