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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 | |