CSSBB Exam Questions

Proposed Six Sigma projects that are not in some way linked to organizational goals:

Dr. Joseph M. Juran:

A project whose definition does not include performance metrics:

An important step in determining the VOC is:

Quality Function Deployment is a tool to aid in:

A process produced 1394 units. During this time 11 defects were detected. The Rolled Throughput Yield ( RTU) is approximately:

The distribution is:

The mean of a Poisson distribution is 2.94. It's variance is:

Calculate the estimated variance of the population from which the following values have been randomly selected: 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8:

An advantage of using standard deviation rather than range for measuring dispersion of a large sample is that:

Data are collected in xy pairs and a scatter diagram shows the points are grouped very close to a straight line that tips down on its right hand end. A reasonable value for the coe...

The mean, median and mode of a distribution have the same value. What can be said about the distribution:

Approximately what percent of the data values are smaller than the mean?

A normal probability plot is used to:

As opposed to earlier emphases lean manufacturing tends to stress:

Work performed by the payroll department is considered value added activity.

In the theory of constraints the "subordinate" step refers to:

A team wants a technique for displaying the connection between various customer needs and various features on a product. They should use:

This will be a:

The critical value(s) is/are:

The test statistic is approximately:

The null hypothsis should be:

Find the upper control limit for a range chart if n = 4 and the average range is 2.282.

An x-bar control chart has been established with control limits of 3.245 and 3.257, n = 5. An engineer collects the following sample and plots the average on the control chart: 3.2...

TRIZ is an acronym which refers to:

A robust design is one which:

A team has completed a brainstorming session that has generated a large number of ideas. The team needs to organize these ideas in natural groupings. Which tool is most appropriate...

A team has been asked to reduce the occurrence of a particular defect. They begin by brainstorming all possible causes using a:

A team wants to make a schedule for a project showing which tasks must be done sequentially and which may be done simultaneously. Which tool is most appropriate?

A complex system has many causes and effects. These may be illustrated on which of the following:

An experiment is conducted by checking the effect that three different pressures have on the surface appearance of a product. Ten items are produced at each of the three pressures....

An full factorial experiment has three factors. Each factor has three levels. The number of test combinations or runs is:

What percent of population falls below the lower specification limits?

Find the value of m or b1:

Find the value of b or b0:

Calculate the main effect of factor A:

Calculate the interaction effect:

If it is desirable to maximize the response R, the following levels should be used:

A control chart will be used to monitor the number of scratches on a product. The following data have been collected: The appropriate control chart to use is:

The temperature in a storage location is logged once every 30 minutes. The control chart that is appropriate for displaying these values is:

A control chart is to be used to display the number of non-conducting diodes. Each point on the chart represent the number of bad diodes in a box of 1000. The appropriate control c...

Find the average difference dbar.

Is this a left-tail, right-tail or two-tail test?

If = 0.5, what is the critical value?

What is the value of the test statistic?

If the value of the test statistic had been 0.185, what action should have been taken regarding the null hypothesis?

If the value of the test statistic had been 7.03, what action should have been taken regarding the null hypothesis?

This experimental design is:

The number of factors, levels and replications:

An indication of the experimental error is available because the design has: