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This section includes 495 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Electronics & Communication Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 351. |
To determine whether the test statistic of ANOVA is statistically significant, it can be compared to a critical value. What two pieces of information are needed to determine the critical value? |
| A. | Sample size, number of groups |
| B. | Mean, sample standard deviation |
| C. | Expected frequency, obtained frequency |
| D. | MSTR The treatment mean square (MSTR), Mean Square Error (MSE) |
| Answer» B. Mean, sample standard deviation | |
| 352. |
A histogram ordered by frequency of occurrence that shows how many resultswere generated by each identified cause is: |
| A. | Statistical Histogram |
| B. | Juran Histogram |
| C. | Fishbone Diagram |
| D. | Pareto Diagram |
| Answer» C. Fishbone Diagram | |
| 353. |
Cost of quality is a concept that includes: |
| A. | the cost necessary for ensuring conformance to requirements |
| B. | the life cycle cost of the project |
| C. | al research and development costs related to the project |
| D. | only the cost of the quality control function |
| Answer» B. the life cycle cost of the project | |
| 354. |
As variability due to chance decreases, the value of F will |
| A. | increase |
| B. | stay the same |
| C. | decrease |
| D. | can't tell from the given information |
| Answer» B. stay the same | |
| 355. |
Cause and Effect Diagram can be used in the ____ and ____ step of DMAIC. |
| A. | Define, Measure |
| B. | Analyze, Control |
| C. | Analyze, Improve |
| D. | Define, Improve |
| Answer» D. Define, Improve | |
| 356. |
80% of the problems are found in 20% of the work is a concept of: |
| A. | Edward Deming |
| B. | Philip Crosby |
| C. | Juran |
| D. | Pareto |
| Answer» E. | |
| 357. |
A ______________ diagram shows the location of defects in any unit. This diagram is usedin the analyze step of DMAIC. |
| A. | Affinity |
| B. | Relations |
| C. | Defect Concentration |
| D. | Scatter |
| Answer» D. Scatter | |
| 358. |
Consider that for a particular process, the p has shifted to .4 and the process has gone out ofcontrol. The corresponding value of beta is found to be .3356. The value of Average Run Length is: |
| A. | 2.5 |
| B. | 1.5 ((1/1-beta) provides us with average run length) |
| C. | 1.0 |
| D. | 2.7 |
| Answer» C. 1.0 | |
| 359. |
Quality assurance is |
| A. | top management's intention regarding quality |
| B. | functions determining implementation of the quality policy |
| C. | actions to provide confidence of satisfying quality requirements |
| D. | responsibilities and processes which implement quality management |
| Answer» D. responsibilities and processes which implement quality management | |
| 360. |
Nonconformance is an expense of: |
| A. | Profit of quality |
| B. | Defects of quality |
| C. | Quality of product |
| D. | Cost of quality |
| Answer» E. | |
| 361. |
Which is not a commonly used quality management tool? |
| A. | Fishbone diagram |
| B. | CSSR report |
| C. | Pareto chart |
| D. | None of the above (all are commonly used) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 362. |
Which of the following points are not true when conducting a multiple regression? |
| A. | Multiple regression can be used to assess quadratic relationships |
| B. | Data must be homogeneous for a multiple regression |
| C. | Data must be normally distributed for multiple regression |
| D. | Multiple regression can be used to assess linear relationships |
| Answer» B. Data must be homogeneous for a multiple regression | |
| 363. |
What is the Sum of Squares of Number of Fertilizers (B)? |
| A. | 6.075 |
| B. | 39.48 |
| C. | 7.19 |
| D. | 3.89 |
| Answer» D. 3.89 | |
| 364. |
X bar should never be interpreted when: |
| A. | R chart shows out of control points |
| B. | X bar chart shows out of control points |
| C. | The process mean is not known |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. X bar chart shows out of control points | |
| 365. |
Self-inspection by the individual performing the work is used to achieve quality in aproduct. The advantages of self-inspection include ______________. |
| A. | immediate feedback to permit adjustments to the process |
| B. | early identification of errors prior to further integration |
| C. | minimization of end product repairs and material waste |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 366. |
The chi-square test can be too sensitive if the sample is: |
| A. | very small |
| B. | very large |
| C. | homogeneous |
| D. | predictable |
| Answer» C. homogeneous | |
| 367. |
Best price or zero cost is |
| A. | To keep defective products aside, ensuring they |
| B. | do not reach the customers |
| C. | Prerogative cost |
| D. | To count, grade, and rework |
| Answer» D. To count, grade, and rework | |
| 368. |
You carried out an ANOVA on a preliminary sample of data. You then collected additional data from the same groups; the difference being that the sample sizes for each group were increased by a factor of 10, and the within-group variability has decreased substantially. Which of the following statements is NOT correct? |
| A. | The degrees of freedom associated with the error term has increased |
| B. | The degrees of freedom associated with the treatment term has increased |
| C. | The Residual Sum of Squares (SSE) has decreased |
| D. | The F-Value calculated from the data (F-Value) has changed |
| Answer» C. The Residual Sum of Squares (SSE) has decreased | |
| 369. |
Taguchi suggested that loss in a process is'increased with increase in which of thefollowing? |
| A. | Specifications |
| B. | Standards |
| C. | Competition |
| D. | Variability |
| Answer» E. | |
| 370. |
Quality fulfills a need or expectation that is: |
| A. | Explicitly stated |
| B. | Implied |
| C. | Legally required |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 371. |
In factorial designs, the response produced when the treatments of one factor interact withthe treatments of another in influencing the response variable is known as |
| A. | the main effect |
| B. | interaction |
| C. | replication |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. replication | |
| 372. |
Establishing measurements based on customer needs for optimizing product design is knownas ______________ |
| A. | Quality planning |
| B. | quality improvement |
| C. | quality control |
| D. | Quality planning (Actual answer is Quality planning roadmap) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 373. |
The process of monitoring specific project results to determine if they comply withrelevant quality standards is called: |
| A. | Quality Assurance |
| B. | Quality Control |
| C. | Quality Planning |
| D. | Quality Review |
| Answer» C. Quality Planning | |
| 374. |
The 14-step process to quality improvement is a progressive to total involvement of everyone in a company toward the production of quality products and services. The 14-steps do not include ______________. |
| A. | management commitment |
| B. | quality improvement team |
| C. | quality measurement |
| D. | goal achievement measures |
| Answer» E. | |
| 375. |
–––––––– are the charts that identify potential causes for particular quality problems. |
| A. | Control Chart |
| B. | Flow chart |
| C. | Cause and Effect Diagram |
| D. | Pareto chart |
| Answer» D. Pareto chart | |
| 376. |
In factorial designs, the number of times a condition is noted is called: |
| A. | Randomization |
| B. | Factorization |
| C. | Replication |
| D. | None of These |
| Answer» D. None of These | |
| 377. |
A result is called "statistically significant" whenever |
| A. | The null hypothesis is true. |
| B. | The alternative hypothesis is true. |
| C. | The p-value is less or equal to the significance level. |
| D. | The p-value is larger than the significance level. |
| Answer» D. The p-value is larger than the significance level. | |
| 378. |
An unbiased dice is rolled once. The probability of getting a number greater than 4 is: |
| A. | 1/4 |
| B. | 1/6 |
| C. | 1/2 |
| D. | 1/3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 379. |
Cause & Effect diagram used toi. Identify & organize possible causes of problem ii. Identify possible causes of solution iii. Identify possible causes of problem & determining its relation The correct order is |
| A. | i only |
| B. | i & iii |
| C. | ii & iii |
| D. | i, ii & iii |
| Answer» C. ii & iii | |
| 380. |
Quality is: |
| A. | Zero defects found |
| B. | Conformance to requirements |
| C. | The totality of features and characteristics of a product or service that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs |
| D. | b and c |
| Answer» E. | |
| 381. |
Typically in a cause and effect diagram, the ______________ is used for classification ofcauses in the service industry. |
| A. | 5Ms |
| B. | 8Ps |
| C. | 5Ss |
| D. | 6Ps |
| Answer» D. 6Ps | |
| 382. |
Ease of repair is associated with ______________ dimension of quality. |
| A. | Serviceability |
| B. | Performance |
| C. | Durability |
| D. | Perceived Quality |
| Answer» B. Performance | |
| 383. |
Lots for acceptance sampling should be ______________ and ______________. |
| A. | Homogeneous, Large |
| B. | Heterogeneous, Small |
| C. | Homogeneous, Small |
| D. | Heterogeneous, Large |
| Answer» B. Heterogeneous, Small | |
| 384. |
A larger standard deviation for a normal distribution with an unchanged mean indicates that‘the distribution becomes: |
| A. | narrower and more peaked |
| B. | flatter and wider |
| C. | more skewed to the right or left |
| D. | a change in the standard deviation does not change the shape of the distribution |
| Answer» C. more skewed to the right or left | |
| 385. |
Quality planning is: |
| A. | identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project and determining how to satisfy them |
| B. | monitoring specific project results to determine if they comply with relevant quality standards and identifying ways to eliminate causes of unsatisfactory performance |
| C. | evaluating overall project performance on a regular basis to provide confidence that the project will satisfy the relevant quality standards |
| D. | taking action to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the project so as to provide added benefits to both the performing organization and the project customer |
| Answer» B. monitoring specific project results to determine if they comply with relevant quality standards and identifying ways to eliminate causes of unsatisfactory performance | |
| 386. |
What statistic is used to check the significance of the Kruskal-Wallis test? |
| A. | Mean rank |
| B. | Partial |
| C. | t-value |
| D. | Chi squared |
| Answer» E. | |
| 387. |
Let there be a data set {200,201,202,203,204,205,206,207,208}. This data set can berepresented using stem and leaf where the ______________ is 20 and the ______________ is {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}. |
| A. | Stem, Leaf |
| B. | Leaf, Stem |
| C. | Tree, Stem |
| D. | Tree, Leaf |
| Answer» B. Leaf, Stem | |
| 388. |
Kaizen is a Japanese term meaning ______________ |
| A. | continuous improvement |
| B. | Just-in-time (JIT) |
| C. | a fishbone diagram |
| D. | setting standards |
| Answer» B. Just-in-time (JIT) | |
| 389. |
Some organizations today are using "six sigma", to set the upper and lower limitson control charts rather than the traditional sigmas. |
| A. | two |
| B. | three |
| C. | four |
| D. | five |
| Answer» C. four | |
| 390. |
The dimension of reliability is concerned with: |
| A. | How easy it is to repair the product |
| B. | How long does the product last |
| C. | Will the product do the intended job |
| D. | How often does the product fail |
| Answer» E. | |
| 391. |
When a product or service completely meets a customer's requirements: |
| A. | quality is achieved |
| B. | cost of quality is high |
| C. | cost of quality is low |
| D. | the customer pays the minimum price |
| Answer» B. cost of quality is high | |
| 392. |
What is the purpose of a multiple regression? |
| A. | To predict scores on a dependent variable from scores on a single independent variable |
| B. | To predict scores on an independent variable from scores on a single dependent variable |
| C. | To predict scores on an independent variable from scores on multiple dependent variables |
| D. | To predict scores on a dependent variable from scores on multiple independent variables |
| Answer» D. To predict scores on a dependent variable from scores on multiple independent variables | |
| 393. |
Identify the charts which might give an indication of process going out of control (beforethe process has actually changed) |
| A. | X bar and c |
| B. | P and c |
| C. | R and u |
| D. | X bar and R |
| Answer» E. | |
| 394. |
A structured tool, usually industry or activity specific, used to verify that a set of required steps has been performed is called: |
| A. | Quality Policy |
| B. | Check list |
| C. | Trend analysis |
| D. | Pareto diagram |
| Answer» C. Trend analysis | |
| 395. |
Quality control methods extend beyond the external characteristics of the productor components of the product. The types of testing of the product or components include ______________. |
| A. | operator, maintainer, and environmental |
| B. | stress, destructive, and operating |
| C. | in-house, public, and private |
| D. | laboratory, destructive, and non-destructive |
| Answer» D. laboratory, destructive, and non-destructive | |
| 396. |
The concept of zero inventory is called: |
| A. | Six sigma |
| B. | Continuous improvement |
| C. | Just in Time |
| D. | Zero defects |
| Answer» D. Zero defects | |
| 397. |
"Poka-yoke" is the Japanese term for ______________ |
| A. | Card |
| B. | Fool proof |
| C. | Continuous improvement |
| D. | Fishbone diagram |
| Answer» C. Continuous improvement | |
| 398. |
Which of the following is NOT true about the standard error of a statistic? |
| A. | The standard error measures, roughly, the average difference between the statistic and the population parameter. |
| B. | The standard error is the estimated standard deviation of the sampling distribution for the statistic. |
| C. | The standard error can never be a negative number. |
| D. | The standard error increases as the sample size(s) increases. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 399. |
The error deviations within the residual sum of squares (SSE) statistic measure distances: |
| A. | within groups |
| B. | between groups |
| C. | between each value and the grand mean |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. between groups | |
| 400. |
A quality program within a project should be based on ______________ of errors toimprove productivity along with quality levels. |
| A. | early detection |
| B. | early correction |
| C. | late detection |
| D. | prevention |
| Answer» E. | |