A manager wishes to determine the length of time it takes an operator to realign a machine's settings for an

alternate production run. Measurements (in minutes), taken at hourly intervals over two shifts, are as
follows:

18

18

15

15

11

20 20

12

15

11

17

05

16 13

The standard deviation for the data set is:

Select one:
a. 2.73
b. 4.02
c. 3.96
d. 3.81

On a human resources form, an employee lists how many children he has under the age of 21.
This number is an example of what level of data?
Select one:
a. ratio

b. ordinal
c. nominal
d. interval

A distribution with a small standard deviation:

Select one:
a. has a high
b. has

degree of skewness

a high spread

c. is

more likely to be leptokurtic

d. is

less likely to be leptokurtic

One definition of statistics includes all but which one of the following on numerical data

Select one:
a. collection
b. creation
c. analysis
d. presentation

Which of the following data are sometimes referred to as qualitative data?

Select one:

a. interval
b. metric
c. numeric
d. non metric

A market research questionnaire asks customers to check which of the following is their
occupation: engineer, teacher, businessperson, minister, construction worker, or other. Each of
these six is assigned one of six numbers. For example, if a person checks "other" than they will
be assigned a six for computing purposes. These numbers are examples of what level of data?
Select one:
a. ordinal
b. ratio
c. nominal
d. interval

Which level of data has an absolute zero?

Select one:
a. ordinal
b. interval

c. nominal
d. ratio

The quality controltechnician records the Fahrenheit temperature in the manufacturing plant
every hour. These temperatures are an example of what level of data?
Select one:
a. Ratio
b. Interval
c. Ordinal
d. Nominal

Consumers are surveyed to determine if they have a positive image of a local company. One of
the questions is "Do you think that Company X is good for the community?" Surveyed consumers
circle Yes or No. When the answers are coded for analysis, a Yes is given a 2 and a No is given a
1. These numbers are an example of what level of data?
Select one:
a. ordinal
b. ratio
c. nominal
d. interval

A researcher studies the effectiveness of managers at a small company containing 46

employees. The researcher interviews every employee, gathers data, analyzes the data, and
writes up a report of her findings for company management. Company management uses the
report to improve their administration of the company. This is an example of:
a. sample statistics
Select one:

a. sample statistics
b. descriptive statistics

c. inferential statistics
d. decision making statistics

Seven consecutive points above the centerline of a control chart:

a.indicates an assignable cause of variation
find LCL(x-bar) and UCL(x-bar) are, respectively:

32

34

13

30

34

32

14

34

36

10

38

15

36

Select one:
a. 29.86 and 34.94
b. 32.59

and 36.86

c. 29.86 and 0.00

d. 30.27 and 34.53

The total quality approach has which of the following characteristics?

Select one:
a. Teamwork
b. Obsession with quality
c. Focus on the customer
d. Freedom through control
e. All of the above

T the specifications for a tape component require production of a unit of width of 5mm+/-0.1mm. A sample of
the production process is given below. The cell with the highest frequency has which of the

following cell boundaries?

5.20

5.04

4.86

5.10

5.06

5.04

4.96

5.13

5.05

4.89

4.92

4.91

5.16

5.07

4.95

5.10

Select one:
a. 4.895 -

4.965

b. 5.035

- 5.105

c. 5.105

- 5.175

d. 4.965

- 5.035

A manager wishes to determine the length of time it takes an operator to realign a machine's settings for an
alternate production run. Measurements (in minutes), taken at hourly intervals over two shifts, are as
follows:

18

18

15

15

11

20 20

12

15

11

17

05

16 13

The coefficient of skewness for the data is

Select one:
a. 5.64
b. -0.48
c. -0.68
d. 1.14
e. 1.42

A Internet business site lists the top 50 businessaccording to profitability from last year. If one of
these businesses is selected, their ranking in the top 50 (eg. number 40) is an example of what
level of data?
Select one:
a. ratio

b. nominal
c. interval
d. ordinal

A firm produces a gear for use in assembly machines that has a mean diameter of 12 cm and a standard
deviation of 0.75 cm. If production is normally distributed, what percentage of the goods will be produced
within the specification limit of 12.2 cm +/- 0.8 cm?
Select one:
a. 30.36%
b. 62.01%
c. 88.54%
d. 69.63%

Control charts for x-bar and R are under development for a dimension of a manufactured part (measured in
mm). A subgroup size of 6 was selected and the following data was gathered:

Subgroup

x-bar

Subgroup

x-bar

Subgroup

x-bar

30

30

11

26

34

28

12

32

32

34

13

30

34

32

14

34

36

10

38

15

36

LCL(x-bar) and UCL(x-bar) are, respectively:

Select one:
a. 32.59 and

36.86

b. 29.86

and 34.94

c. 30.27

and 34.53

d. 29.86

and 0.00

If the data are nominal or ordinal, then the statistician should use what type of statistics to analyze the
data?
Select one:
a. non related

b. parametric
c. non paramteric
d. multivariate

Which of the following is represented by Greek letters?

Select one:
a. parameter
b. statistic
c. census
d. sample

A manager wishes to determine the length of time it takes an operator to realign a machine's
settings for an alternate production run. Measurements (in minutes), taken at hourly intervals
over two shifts, are as follows:
The mean and median for the data are, respectfully:
18

18

15

15

11

20 20

12

15

11

17

05

16 13

Select one:
a. 14; 15
b. 15;

15

c. 13.07;

15.5

d. 15.07;

15.5

Which of the following refers to when a researcher gathers data on a group to describe or reach
conclusions about that same group?
Select one:
a. non parametric statistics
b. inside statistics

c. inferential statistics
d. descriptive statistics

Control charts for x-bar and R are under development for a dimension of a manufactured part (measured in
mm). A subgroup size of 6 was selected and the following data was gathered:

Subgroup

x-bar

Subgroup

x-bar

Subgroup

x-bar

30

30

11

26

34

28

12

32

32

34

13

30

34

32

14

34

36

10

38

15

36

UCL(R) and LCL(R) are, respectively:

Select one:
a. 8.82 and 0.00
b. 9.3 and 0.00
c. 8.02 and 0.00
d. 8.82 and -2.28

A businessresearcher records the time it takes for a customer to go from their car in the parking
lot into the shopping mall entrance. This is an example of what level of data?
Select one:
a. ordinal
b. ratio
c. interval
d. nominal

The life of a battery is normally distributed with a mean of 1000 hours and a standard deviation 0f 50 hours.
The amount of production that will have a life of between 930 and 1080 hours is:
Select one:

a. 94.52%
b. 52.60%
c. 44.52%
d. 86.44%

A company is rated on the friendliness of its employees on a scale from one to three where a one
is very friendly, a two is friendly, and a three is not friendly. These numbers are examples of what
level of data?
Select one:

a. interval
b. nominal
c. ordinal
d. ratio

Every night before closing, the night manager counts the amount of money in the cash register.
The amount of money in the cash register is an example of what level of data?
Select one:
a. ratio

b. nominal
c. interval
d. ordinal