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1. What is the role of a master black belt?






2. Which type of SPC measurement is more precise - variable or attribute?






3. What is Kaizen?






4. Pareto Analysis






5. What do you do when a process is out of control?






6. Presence of interaction effect






7. What are two other names for an Ishikawa diagram?






8. What is an affinity diagram?






9. If a three-stage process has 90% yields at each stage - what is the overall yield?






10. When is Cpk used?






11. Who first studied randomness in industrial processes






12. What is Jidoka?






13. What is a run chart?






14. What is poka yoke?






15. What graphical tool is used to show the relationship between two numerical variables?






16. Simple Regression Analysis (one factor regression model)






17. What is DPMO?






18. What is a spaghetti diagram?






19. Define takt time.






20. What is process capability?






21. What are the Five Dimensions of Service Quality?






22. One factor at a time (OFAT)






23. What is a CAVE man?






24. Test for constant variance






25. Taguchi's experimental designs are of this type.






26. What does DMAIC stand for?






27. List two components of internal failure.






28. How does Juran define quality?






29. List two components of external failure.






30. What is the Baldrige Award?






31. Does it ever make sense to accept a job when a process is incapable?






32. DOE






33. Approximately what percent of a normal distribution falls between ± 1 standard deviations from the mean?






34. Statistical Hypothesis






35. Affinity Diagrams






36. Regression






37. There are two milling machines in the shop. Data has been collected on one to compute control limits for both. This is acceptable SPC practice - true or false and why?






38. Stratified defect check sheets






39. What is a histogram?






40. Where should specifications fall in relation to ± 3 sigma for the process in order for a process to be capable.






41. What is muda






42. For what is an x-bar chart used?






43. Complete this quality phrase: 'Fix the process - not the _____.'






44. Non-random patterns (Run Charts)






45. What is the role of a green belt?






46. An SPC chart shows no points outside the control limits. Does this mean the process is in control?






47. Effect ranking (Severity of the Defect)






48. The Test Statistic (TS)






49. What size should samples be for attribute SPC?






50. Who is a process owner?