CBAP · Question #174
Which of the following displays the relative importance of the defects?
The correct answer is A. Pareto diagram. A Pareto diagram visually ranks defects by frequency or impact, making it easy to identify which defects are most significant relative to others.
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Which of the following displays the relative importance of the defects?
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- APareto diagram
- BUser Documentation
- CGantt chart
- DFlowchart
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(30 responses)- A77% (23)
- B13% (4)
- C7% (2)
- D3% (1)
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A Pareto diagram visually ranks defects by frequency or impact, making it easy to identify which defects are most significant relative to others.
A Pareto diagram is a bar chart that ranks defects or problems in descending order of frequency or impact, applying the 80/20 principle to show that a small number of defect types typically account for the majority of issues. This visual ranking directly displays the relative importance of defects, enabling teams to prioritize corrective action on the highest-impact problems first. It is a standard quality management tool used in process improvement and defect analysis.
User documentation describes how to use a system or product and does not analyze, rank, or display defect data in any form.
A Gantt chart is a project scheduling tool that shows tasks against a timeline and does not represent defect frequency or relative importance.
A flowchart diagrams a process or workflow step by step and does not rank or display the relative significance of defects.
Concept tested: Pareto diagram for defect prioritization and quality analysis
Source: https://asq.org/quality-resources/pareto
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