- (Topic 1)
SCENARIO A Six Sigma team is measuring the moisture content of corn starch as it leaves the conveyer belt of a dryer. They collect one sample four cups of starch at times indicated in the chart at fixed locations labeled A, B, C, and D across the end of the belt. See the diagram below.
After some more work on the dryer, additional data are collected which when plotted looks like this:
Which type of variation dominates?
Correct Answer:
C
- (Topic 2)
A complex system has many causes and effects. These may be illustrated on which of the following:
Correct Answer:
C
- (Topic 1)
A management team lists nine goals across the top of a rectangle and 15 activity initiatives along the left hand side of the rectangle. If one of the activities strongly supports one of the goals a circle is placed in the box where that activity’s row intersects the goal’s column. If the activity’s support is very strong a “bulls eye” is placed in the box and if the support is weak a triangle is used. This best describes which problem solving tool?
Correct Answer:
E
- (Topic 2)
A set of data from a process has 8 readings per sample and 50 samples. The mean of the 50 sample means is 12.62. The mean of the 50 ranges is 0.18.A customer requires that SPC charts be done on their forms which have spaces for only 5 readings per sample. In preparation for calculating the new control limits the following question is asked, “Will the new average range be larger or smaller than the current average range?”. The answer is:
Correct Answer:
D
- (Topic 2)
Use the reliability formula from the previous problem to find the reliability at MTBF.
Correct Answer:
C
