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






2. When either attribute or variable measures could be used for SPC - why might attribute measurement be preferred?






3. Histogram by Hand






4. Name the structure associated with Quality Function Deployment.






5. One factor at a time (OFAT)






6. DOE






7. Stratified defect check sheets






8. What is the 5S model?






9. What is a histogram?






10. If you can only collect categorical data - what type of SPC charting can you do?






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






12. What does Crosby say about benchmarking?






13. In a regression - what does R-square tell you?






14. What is DMADV?






15. Which quality guru developed the concept of loss to society?






16. If you have calculated a Cpk - should you also calculate a Cp?






17. Based on what principal can we use the normal distribution assumptions for SPC?






18. Effect ranking (Severity of the Defect)






19. Uses of regression - Control






20. What is CTQ?






21. For what is a p-chart used?






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






23. What is the center line of a p-chart?






24. What type of risk is associated with Type II Error?






25. Manual Test for Nomality






26. Presence of interaction effect






27. What is the formula for the standard deviation of a proportion?






28. Design of Experiments (DOE) approach






29. What is the difference between the way sampling is done for SPC and for acceptance sampling?






30. What happens to control limits on an SPC chart when sample size is increased?






31. What is Little's Law?






32. List two appraisal costs.






33. How are LQL and AQL determined in an acceptance sampling plan?






34. Approximately what percent of a normal distribution falls between ± 3 standard deviations from the mean?






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






36. What is a Gantt chart?






37. What is the difference between Lean and Six Sigma?






38. If your process is capable at two sigma - what percentage of the output will be defective (assuming the process is in control)?






39. In a regression - what does the p value of F tell you?






40. Uses of regression






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






42. What is the role of a green belt?






43. What is a CAVE man?






44. Failure Mode






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






46. What does a project prioritization matrix do?






47. What is an affinity diagram?






48. Explain the difference between technical and functional service quality.






49. With Six Sigma capability - how many defects per million opportunities would you see?






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