Explore topic-wise MCQs in Statistical Quality Control.

This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Statistical Quality Control knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

The starting value of the variable zi is always equal to μ0.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2.

The weights of EWMA charts may also increase.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
3.

If the observations xi are independent random variables with variance σ2 then according to the EWMA charts, the variance of zi will be ________________

A. \(\sigma_{zi}^2 = \sigma^2 (\frac{λ}{2-λ})[1+(1+λ)^{2i}]\)
B. \(\sigma_{zi}^2 = \sigma^2 (\frac{λ}{2-λ})[1+(1-λ)^{2i}]\)
C. \(\sigma_{zi}^2 = \sigma^2 (\frac{λ}{2-λ})[1-(1-λ)^{2i}]\)
D. \(\sigma_{zi}^2 = \sigma^2 (\frac{λ}{2+λ})[1-(1-λ)^{2i}]\)
Answer» D. \(\sigma_{zi}^2 = \sigma^2 (\frac{λ}{2+λ})[1-(1-λ)^{2i}]\)
4.

Which of these is an ideal chart for individual measurements among these all?

A. p-chart
B. Cusum charts
C. EWMA charts
D. x bar and R chart
Answer» D. x bar and R chart
5.

Which of these is the use of the EWMA charts?

A. In time series modeling
B. In Real-time processing
C. In acceptance sampling
D. In designing of experiments
Answer» B. In Real-time processing
6.

GMA stands for ___________

A. Geosum moved average
B. Geometric Moving average
C. Geometrically moved average
D. Geocentric moving average
Answer» C. Geometrically moved average
7.

Which of these is another name of EWMA charts?

A. GMA charts
B. AMA charts
C. EMA charts
D. RMA charts
Answer» B. AMA charts
8.

What is the starting value of the EWMA?

A. Zero
B. Process target mean
C. Process target variance
D. Process target standard deviation
Answer» C. Process target variance
9.

Which of these is correct for λ in EWMA expression?

A. 0 > λ
B. 1 < λ
C. 1 ≤ λ
D. 0 < λ ≤ 1
Answer» E.
10.

What is the correct expression for the EWMA?

A. zi = λxi + (1-λ) zi-1
B. zi = λxi – (1-λ) zi-1
C. zi = λxi + (1-λ) zi+1
D. zi = λxi + (1+λ) zi-1
Answer» B. zi = λxi – (1-λ) zi-1
11.

Who did first introduce the EWMA charts?

A. Lucas (1990)
B. Saccucci (1990)
C. Roberts (1959)
D. Crowder (1987a, 1989)
Answer» D. Crowder (1987a, 1989)
12.

Which of these is not an advantage of EWMA control charts?

A. Almost equivalent performance to the cusum charts
B. Easier set up than cusum charts
C. Easier to operate than cusum charts
D. Intricacy is a little higher than cusum charts
Answer» E.
13.

EWMA charts are better than Shewhart control charts in detecting the ___________ shifts.

A. Large process
B. Medium process
C. Small process
D. Every process
Answer» D. Every process
14.

What is the full form of EWMA?

A. Exponentially weighted moving average
B. Exponentially weighted measured approximate
C. Exponentially weighted moving approximate
D. Exponentially weighted measured average
Answer» B. Exponentially weighted measured approximate
15.

What is the full form of E in the EWMA chart?

A. Exponentially
B. Experimentally
C. Exactly
D. Estimated
Answer» B. Experimentally