QC Story GB Test | Canopus Business Management Group

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

Shape of the relationship

Strength of the relationship

Causation of the relationship

Direction of the relationship

Six Sigma is

3.4 Defects Per Million Opportunities

None of the Above

3.4 Parameters Per Million

Throughput of 99.966%

Throughput of 99.73%

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

intercept values.

dependent variables.

coefficients of determination

independent variables.

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

TRUE

FALSE

Outliers are undesirable.

Can't say. Depends on the problem

FALSE

TRUE

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

Understand the problem

Collect data

Develop Solutions

Identify root cause

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

Conclusion

Action

Standardization

Check

Observation

Problem

Analysis

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

Mode

Median

Mean

Interquartile Range

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

Encourage screening of causes

Apply 5 Why technique in conjunction with this brainstorming

Capture every cause however weird it is

Capture causes and sub-causes

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

1/8

None of the above

1

0

SDCA stands for_____

Source - Demonstrate - Consolidate - Act

Set - Do - Change - Act

Standardize - Do - Check - Act

Solution - Design - Change - Action

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

Mode is not equal to Medium

Mean is not equal Mode

Mean is not equal to Median

All the above

Choose the ALL correct answers?(Multiple Choice)

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

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

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

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

Positive Correlation

Negative Correlation

No Correlation

Correlation cannot be studied with this diagram

Employee Satisfaction Survey score is classified as which type of data

Nominal

Continuous

Ordinal

Binary

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

Identify root cause

Collect data

Understand the problem

Develop Solutions

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:

None of these

The age is good predictor of health

The age is poor predictor of health

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

FALSE

TRUE

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

TRUE

FALSE

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

Check

Observation

Standardization

Problem

Analysis

Action

Conclusion

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

Correlation cannot be studied with this diagram

Positive Correlation

Negative Correlation

Non Linear Correlation

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."

Goal Statement

Importance of the Problem

The statement describes all the above

Problem Statement

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

There is only one dependent variable

All the regression coefficients must be between -1.00 and 1.00

The R2 term must be at least .50

There is only one (Y – Ŷ)

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

Statistical tool to identify the root cause

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

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

Six Sigma is just a collection of tools

Six Sigma focuses on defects reduction

Six Sigma cannot be applied to Oil & Gas Industry

Six Sigma reduces process variability

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

Analysis

Problem

Standardization

Observation

Check

Conclusion

Action

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

Instructions

Warning

Prevention

Shutdown

Which of the following Sequence is correct?

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

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

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

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

Which of the following are true about structured brainstorming?

Ideas are usually creative

Less number of ideas generated

Less Creative approach

Random flow of ideas

A run chart can detect which of the following?

Drifts & Shifts

Same Values & Trends

Trends and Cycles

Shift, Same value, Trend and Cycle

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

Analysis

Action

Check

Observation

Standardization

Problem

Conclusion

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

Improvement timeline is not clear

Improvement baseline and target is not clear

None of the above

Both of the above

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

Median

Mean

Mode

All the above

Project Scope doesn't cover

Products

Problem types

Action Items

Geographies

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)

To train the associates

Validate the root cause

Collect material evidence, photos, videos

Confirm the phenomenon at Gemba

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

The relationship between y and x is a linear relationship

m is called the 'scope' or 'weight'

y is dependent variable and x is independent variable

c is called as 'x intercept'

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

60

100.8

50

35

Poka-yoke is best defined as

Improving process availability

A type of arrangement for flow system

Method of prevention of Defects

Facilitates horizontal deployment

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

Analysis

Problem

Check

Action

Observation

Conclusion

Standardization

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

Cause

Effect

Indpendent Variable

Ouptut

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

Competition

Variation

Business Environment

Consumer Behavior

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

Clusters

Oscillations

Mixtures

Trends

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 strong positive correlation

Y and X have negative positive correlation

Which of the following is Value Enabling activity?

Complain

Approval

Data Entry

Audit

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

5 Why Technique

Poka Yoke

FMEA

When Correlation is close to zero

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

Analysis

Standardization

Conclusion

Problem

Action

Check

Observation

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

Measured

Monitored

Controlled

Communicated

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

Standardization

Check

Analysis

Problem

Conclusion

Action

Observation

Square of standard deviation is

Coefficient of variation (CV)

Binomial distribution

Variance

Mean

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

Problem

Observation

Action

Analysis

Conclusion

Check

Standardization

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

Only -1, 0 & +1

Only integers

Any value between -0.8 and +0.8

Any value between -1 to 1

How would you characterize the boxplot?

Boxplot has no deficiency

Boxplot has kurtosis

Boxplot is Skewed

Boxplot has outliers